Chet Lemon

The AL record holder for putouts by an outfielder in a season, Chet Lemon has a higher carer WAR than Hank Greenberg, David Ortiz, Joe Medwick, and many other HoFers.
Read More >The AL record holder for putouts by an outfielder in a season, Chet Lemon has a higher carer WAR than Hank Greenberg, David Ortiz, Joe Medwick, and many other HoFers.
Read More >Two-hundred and twenty-two game winner Jerry Koosman scattered five hits in a complete-game effort in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series to give the Mets their first title. Be sure to visit our page on Facebook.
Read More >Brian Downing retired as the Angels franchise career leader in walks, hits, doubles, homers, & RBI; he was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2009.
Read More >The versatile Billy Goodman played 330+ career games at first base, second base, & third base; for good measure the 1950 batting champ also played 111 contests in the outfield.
Read More >In 1977 Sparky Lyle became the first American League relief pitcher to earn the Cy Young Award; he revolutionized the role of relievers.
Read More >An All Star each season from 1975-1978 Greg Luzinski slashed .295/.386/.535 with a 150 OPS+, averaging 32 doubles, 32 homers, and 112 RBI.
Read More >During the 1980s Dave Stieb had a 48.1 WAR and a 126 ERA+ while Jack Morris tallied a 30.3 WAR and a 109 ERA+; Stieb, not Morris was the best pitcher of the decade.
Read More >The Phillies franchise record-holder for career home runs from 1956-1980, Del Ennis had the second-most RBI in the big leagues from 1949-1957.
Read More >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 >Eddie Lopat, Vic Raschi and Allie Reynolds formed The Big Three that pitched the Yankees to five straight World Series titles from 1949-1953.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954