Lance Parrish


Lance Parrish

Eight-time All Star and 1984 World Series champ Lance Parrish has 6 Silver Sluggers & 3 Gold Gloves; he retired with the 4th-most homers by a catcher.

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Jerry Reuss


Jerry Reuss

Former All Star Jerry Reuss ranks 33rd all time in starts (547), 57th in innings pitched (2,669 2/3), 80th in wins (220), and 39th in shutouts (51).

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Manny Mota


Manny Mota

Manny Mota retired with the most pinch hits in history; his .315 career average with the Los Angeles Dodgers is surpassed only by Mike Piazza. 

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Sam Jethroe


Sam Jethroe Jackie Robinson

Sam Jethroe broke the Boston color barrier as the 1950 Rookie of the Year for the Braves nine years before the Red Sox finally integrated.

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Kent Tekulve


Kent Tekulve

The National League record holder for most relief innings pitched, Kent Tekulve made 90+ appearances in an MLB record-tying 3 different seasons.

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Jeff Pfeffer


Jeff Pfeffer

Owner of the lowest career earned run average in Brooklyn history, Jeff Pfeffer won 25 with a 1.92 ERA for the 1916 pennant-winning Dodgers.

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Heinie Groh


Heinie Groh

From 1915 through 1920 bottle-bat wielding Heinie Groh led all MLB third basemen in WAR; in 1963 he was elected to the Cincinnati Reds team Hall of Fame.

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Larry French


Larry French

Larry French won 197 big league games from 1929-1942 and finished with 40 shutouts and 199 complete games before becoming a lifetime military man.

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Bullet Joe Bush


Bullet Joe Bush

The purported inventor of the forkball, 196-game winner Bullet Joe Bush won 15 games for the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics team that won only 36 contests all season. 

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Mario Mendoza


Mario Mendoza

Baseball fans are quite familiar with the “Mendoza Line” but few know much about the 9-year career of Mario Mendoza for whom it was named. 

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

~Jacques Barzun, 1954