Tony Conigliaro


Tony Conigliaro

The youngest MLB home run champion, Tony Conigliaro hit the most homers by a teenager and is the youngest in AL history to hit 100 HRs.

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Vic Wertz


Vic Wertz

Vic Wertz is a four-time all star who finished in the American League’s top ten in homers seven times; he received MVP votes in five seasons.

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Dolph Camilli


Dolph Camilli

From 1936-1942 Dolph Camilli posted a .941 OPS and 152 OPS+; he received MVP votes in 7 seasons and earned the award in 1941.

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Jimmy Piersall


Jimmy Piersall Rounding Bases Backwards

Two-time All Star center fielder Jimmy Piersall earned a pair of Gold Gloves and tallied 1,604 career hits despite battling bipolar disorder.

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Gavy Cravath


Gavy Cravath

Gavy Cravath hit 24 home runs in 1915 – as many as 12 of the other 15 MLB teams; the total established a 20th-century record for homers in a single season.

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Don Zimmer


Don Zimmer

Every paycheck Don Zimmer ever received was from professional baseball; in 2015 the Tampa Bay Rays retired jersey #66 in his honor.

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Don Baylor


Don Baylor

The 1979 AL MVP, Don Baylor had 2,135 hits & 338 homers in his 19-year playing career; when he retired he held the post-1900 record for HBP.

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Pablo Sandoval


Pablo Sandoval

In the 2012 World Series, Pablo Sandoval tied a record in Game 1 by hitting 3 homers – two off of Justin Verlander; he was named the Series MVP.

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Craig Kimbrel


Craig Kimbrel

The 2011 Rookie of the Year, Craig Kimbrel is a seven-time All Star who led the National League in saves each of his first four full seasons.

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Bobby Thomson


Bobby Thomson

Three-time All Star Bobby Thomson hit “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World” to win the pennant for the Giants. He also had eight 20-homer seasons.

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

~Jacques Barzun, 1954