Jim Thome


Jim Thome

At the time of his retirement, only five players hit more homers than Jim Thome; he finished with 612 homers, 1,699 RBI and a .402 OBP. 

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Luis Tiant


Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant appeared on the writers’ ballot 15 times, gaining as much as 30.9% of the vote. He was voted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.

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Wes Ferrell


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A six-time 20-game winner, Wes Ferrell hit a Major League record 37 homers as a pitcher. His brother Rick Ferrell is in the Hall of Fame.

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Omar Vizquel


Omar Vizquel

The all-time leader in games played at shortstop, Omar Vizquel won nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1993-2001 and 11 overall.    

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Hugh Alexander


Super scout Hugh Alexander discovered or signed more than 60 big leaguers including Don Sutton, Steve Garvey, Dale Mitchell, and Allie Reynolds.

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Albert Belle


Albert Belle

In 1995 Albert Belle became the first to hit 50 doubles and 50 HRs in a season. In 1997 he became the first player to earn $10 million per year in salary. 

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Joe Carter


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A 5-time All Star and 2-time World Series champ, Joe Carter drove in 100 or more runs in 10 different seasons and  retired with 2,184 hits.

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Hoyt Wilhelm


Hoyt Wilhelm

Though he made his MLB debut at age 29, Hoyt Wilhelm was the 1st pitcher to save 200 games & the 1st to appear in 1,000 games.

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Dave Winfield


Dave Winfield

Dave Winfield was drafted by the MLB San Diego Padres, the NBA Atlanta Hawks, the ABA Utah Stars, and the NFL Minnesota Vikings. 

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Early Wynn


Early Wynn Senators

Early Wynn won exactly 300 games despite missing all of 1945 and a portion of 1946 while serving in the United States Army during WWII.

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"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"

~Jacques Barzun, 1954