Buddy Myer
The 1935 batting champion, second baseman Buddy Myer tallied 2,135 hits, a .303 batting average, a .389 on-base percentage, and 1,174 runs scored.
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The 1935 batting champion, second baseman Buddy Myer tallied 2,135 hits, a .303 batting average, a .389 on-base percentage, and 1,174 runs scored.
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Boston’s Golden Outfield of Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker & Harry Hooper is considered one of the greatest fly-catching trios in baseball history.
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The first to make 50 relief appearances in a season and 300 in a career, Firpo Marberry is the only man to lead MLB in saves 6 times; he also finished in the top-10 in wins 5 times.
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From 1910-1914 in the heart of the Deadball Era Clyde Milan hit .300, received MVP votes in 4 of 5 seasons & finished in the top-10 three times.
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The right fielder of baseball’s longest-running outfield, Jack Tobin teamed with Ken Williams and Baby Doll Jacobson for the Browns from 1919-1925.
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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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The inspiration for Charlie Sheen’s Wild Thing character in the movie Major League, Ryne Duren was a World Series champion and a four-time All Star.
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When Joe Judge retired he ranked 10th in AL history in hits & doubles, 8th in triples, and 9th in walks; he was also the career record-holder for AL first baseman in fielding percentage.
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On April 18, 1960 Camilo Pascual of the Washington Senators struck out 15 Red Sox to set a still-standing MLB record for Opening Day strikeouts.
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From 1964-1973 three-time All Star Claude Osteen averaged more than 16 wins per season; his World Series ERA was 0.86 in 21 innings of work.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954