College Spotlight 022813

Here is my week two installment of College Spotlight for 2013. This week I am looking at Nolan Earley of South Alabama and Trent Swart of Duke. 

Senior outfielder Nolan Earley of South Alabama is out of Anderson High School in Anderson, IN. Earley has been the hot bat to lead South Alabama to a perfect 9-0 start this season. Through nine games he is hitting .448/.605/.655 with 0 HR, 14 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB and 12 BB. Drawing multiple walks in five games is showing good plate discipline. As a junior last season he hit .318/.418/.479 with 6 HR, 35 RBI, 44 R, 5 SB in 56 games. Although he's cooled in his last two games I think he and South Alabama have a successful season ahead.

LHP Trent Swart is a sophomore out of La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, CA. After starting the season with a good no decision effort against power house Florida Swart shut down Bucknell in his second outing limiting them to two hits over seven innings in the 9-0 victory. His line for the game was 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K in 88 pitches. For the season he is 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA, 14 K, 0.54 WHIP in 13.0 IP over 2 games. As a freshman last season he was 4-8 with a 4.28 ERA, 76 K, 1.52 WHIP in 73.2 IP over 14 games. He is in the mold of former Duke pitcher Marcus Stroman but throwing from the other side of the mound.

Brooks Robinson MLB Hall of Fame 1983

Brooks C Robinson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1983 along with Walter Alston, George Kell and Juan Marichal. Robinson was a third baseman with 23 seasons MLB experience playing all with the Baltimore Orioles (1955-1977). For his MLB career he hit .267/.322/.401 with 268 HR, 1357 RBI, 1232 R, 28 SB in 2896 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1964 when he hit .317/.368/.521 with 28 HR, 118 RBI, 82 R, 1 SB in 163 games, 1966 when he hit .269/.333/.444 with 23 HR, 100 RBI, 91 R, 2 SB in 157 games and 1970 when he hit .276/.335/.429 with 18 HR, 94 RBI, 84 R, 1 SB in 158 games. 

Robinson led the American League in RBI in 1964. 

He was an All Star 18 times (1960-1974). He won 16 Gold Gloves (1960-1975). He was the American League MVP in 1964. He was second in AL MVP voting in 1966. Robinson won the World Series Championship with the Orioles in 1966 and 1970.

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Juan Marichal MLB Hall of Fame 1983

Juan A Marichal Sanchez was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1983 along with Walter Alston, George Kell and Brooks Robinson. Marichal was a RHP with 16 seasons MLB experience pitching with the San Francisco Giants (1960-1973), Boston Red Sox (1974) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1975). For his MLB career he was 243-142 with a 2.89 ERA, 2303 K, 1.10 WHIP, 2 SV, 244 complete games, 52 shut outs in 3507.0 IP over 471 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1966 when he was 25-6 with a 2.23 ERA, 222 K, 0.86 WHIP, 25 complete games, 4 shut outs in 307.1 IP over 37 games, 1963 when he was 25-8 with a 2.41 ERA, 248 K, 1.00 WHIP, 18 complete games, 5 shut outs in 321.1 IP over 41 games and 1968 when he was 26-9 with a 2.43 ERA, 218 K, 1.05 WHIP, 30 complete games, 5 shut outs in 325.2 IP over 38 games. 

Marichal led the National League in wins in 1963 and 1968. He led the NL in ERA in 1969 (2.10). He led the NL in shut outs in 1965 (10) and 1969 (8).

He was an All Star ten times (1962-1969, 1971).  Marichal pitched a no hitter on June 15, 1963 against the Houston Colt 45s.

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George Kell MLB Hall of Fame 1983

George C Kell was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1983 along with Walter Alston, Juan Marichal and Brooks Robinson. Kell was a 3B\1B with 15 seasons MLB experience playing with the Philadelphia Athletics (1943-1946), Detroit Tigers (1946-1952), Boston Red Sox (1952-1954), Chicago White Sox (1954-1956) and Baltimore Orioles (1956-1957). For his MLB career he hit .306/.367/.414 with 78 HR, 870 RBI, 881 R, 51 SB in 1795 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1950 when he hit .340/.403/.484 with 8 HR, 101 RBI, 114 R, 3 SB in 157 games, 1947 when he hit .320/.387/.412 with 5 HR, 93 RBI, 75 R, 9 SB in 152 games and 1949 when he hit .343/.424/.467 with 3 HR, 59 RBI, 97 R, 7 SB in 134 games. 

Kell was the American League batting champ in 1949. He led the AL in doubles in 1950 (56) and 1951 (36).

He was an All Star ten times (1947-1954, 1956-1957).

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Walter Alston MLB Hall of Fame 1983

Walter E Alston was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1983 along with George Kell, Juan Marichal and Brooks Robinson. He was inducted by the Veteran's Committee as a Manager. Alston was manager with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1954-1957) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1976) after the franchise moved. For his career he was 2040-1613 in 23 years and his win total ranks ninth all time. Alston won four World Series Championships with the Dodgers in 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1965.

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Frank Robinson MLB Hall of Fame 1982

Frank Robinson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1982 along with Hank Aaron, Happy Chandler and Travis Jackson. Robinson was an OF\1B with 21 seasons MLB experience playing with the Cincinnati Reds (1956-1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1971), Los Angeles Dodgers (1972), California Angels (1973-1974) and Cleveland Indians (1974-1976). For his MLB career he hit .294/.389/.537 with 586 HR, 1812 RBI, 1829 R, 204 SB in 2808 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1962 when he hit .342/.421/.624 with 39 HR, 136 RBI, 134 R, 18 SB in 162 games, 1966 when he hit .316/.410/.637 with 49 HR, 122 RBI, 122 R, 8 SB in 155 games and 1961 when he hit .323/.404/.611 with 37 HR, 124 RBI, 117 R, 22 SB in 153 games. 

Robinson won National League Rookie of the Year in 1956 when he hit .290/.379/.558 with 38 HR, 83 RBI, 122 R, 8 SB in 156 games.

Robinson led the National League in doubles in 1962 (51). He led the NL in runs in 1956 (122) and 1962. He led the American League in average, home runs, RBI and runs in 1966 while winning the Triple Crown.

He was an All Star 14 times (1956-1957, 1959, 1961-1962, 1965-1967, 1969-1971, 1974). He won a Gold Glove in 1958. Robinson won the National League MVP in 1961 and the American League MVP in 1966. He won the World Series Championship with the Orioles in 1966 and 1970.

Robinson also had a career as a manager. He was manager for the Cleveland Indians (1975-1977) with a 186-189 record, San Francisco Giants (1981-1984) with a 264-277 record, Baltimore Orioles (1988-1991) with a 230-285 record and Montreal Expos\Washington Nationals (2002-2006) with a 385-425 record. His 1065 career wins ranks 50th all time. He was the American League Manager of the Year in 1989 with the Orioles.

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Travis Jackson MLB Hall of Fame 1982

Travis C Jackson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1982 along with Hank Aaron, Happy Chandler and Frank Robinson. Jackson was a SS\3B with 15 seasons MLB experience playing all with the New York Giants (1922-1936). For his MLB career he hit .291/.337/.433 with 135 HR, 929 RBI, 833 R, 71 SB in 1656 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1929 when he hit .294/.367/.490 with 21 HR, 94 RBI, 92 R, 10 SB in 149 games, 1934 when he hit .268/.316/.436 with 16 HR, 101 RBI, 75 R, 1 SB in 137 games and 1927 when he hit .318/.363/.486 with 14 HR, 98 RBI, 67 R, 8 SB in 127 games. 

Jackson won the World Series Championship with the Giants in 1933.

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Happy Chandler MLB Hall of Fame 1982

Albert B (Happy) Chandler was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1982 along with Hank Aaron, Travis Jackson and Frank Robinson. Chandler was inducted by the Veteran's Committee as a pioneer and executive. Chandler was a politician who served as the Kentucky governor and US Senator and he resigned his senate seat when the chance to become the second Commissioner of Baseball presented itself. He served as Commissioner of Baseball 1945-1951. He helped break the color barrier when he approved the contract of Jackie Robinson with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

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Hank Aaron MLB Hall of Fame 1982

Henry L (Hank ) Aaron was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1982 along with Happy Chandler, Travis Jackson and Frank Robinson. Aaron was an OF\1B with 23 seasons MLB experience playing with the Milwaukee Braves (1954-1965), Atlanta Braves (1966-1974) and Milwaukee Brewers (1975-1976). For his MLB career he hit .305/.374/.555 with 755 RBI, 2297 RBI, 2174 R, 240 SB in 3298 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1957 when he hit .322/.378/.600 with 44 HR, 132 RBI, 118 R, 1 SB in 151 games, 1963 when he hit .319/.391/.586 with 44 HR, 130 RBI, 121 R, 31 SB in 161 games and 1962 when he hit .323/.390/.618 with 45 HR, 128 RBI, 127 R, 15 SB in 156 games. 

Aaron was the National League batting champ in 1956 (.328) and 1959 (.355). He led the NL in doubles in 1955 (37), 1956 (34), 1961 (39) and 1965 (40). He led the NL in home runs in 1957, 1963, 1966 (44) and 1967 (39). He led the NL in RBI in 1957, 1960 (126), 1963 and 1966 (127). He led the NL in runs in 1957, 1963 and 1967 (113). 

He was an All Star 25 times (1955-1975). He won three Gold Gloves (1958-1960). Aaron was the National League MVP in 1957. He finished third in NL MVP voting six times: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1969 and 1971. He still holds the MLB career records for RBI, extra base hits (1477) and total bases (6856). His 3771 career hits ranks third all time. Aaron won the World Series Championship with the Braves in 1957.

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Johnny Mize MLB Hall of Fame 1981

John R Mize was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1981 along with Rube Foster and Bob Gibson. Mize was a first baseman with 15 seasons MLB experience playing with the St Louis Cardinals (1936-1941), New York Giants (1942-1949) and New York Yankees (1949-1953). For his MLB career he hit .312/.397/.562 with 359 HR, 1337 RBI, 1118 R, 28 SB in 1884 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1947 when he hit .302/.384/.614 with 51 HR, 138 RBI, 137 R, 2 SB in 154 games, 1940 when he hit .314/.404/.636 with 43 HR, 137 RBI, 111 R, 7 SB in 155 games and 1948 when he hit .289/.395/.564 with 40 HR, 125 RBI, 110 R, 4 SB in 152 games. 

Mize was the National League batting champ in 1939 (.349). He led the NL in doubles in 1941 (39). He led the NL in triples in 1938 (16). He led the NL in home runs in 1939 (28), 1940, 1947 and 1948. He led the NL in RBI in 1940, 1942 (110) and 1947. He led the NL in runs in 1947.

He was an All Star 10 times (1937, 1939-1942, 1947-1949, 1953).  Mize won five World Series Championships starting with the Giants in 1949 and then with the Yankees in 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953.

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Bob Gibson MLB Hall of Fame 1981

Robert Gibson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1981 along with Rube Foster and Johnny Mize. Gibson was a RHP with 17 seasons MLB experience pitching all with the St Louis Cardinals (1959-1975). For his MLB career he was 251-174 with a 2.91 ERA, 3117 K, 1.19 WHIP, 6 SV, 255 complete games, 56 shut outs in 3884.1 IP over 528 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1968 when he was 22-9 with a 1.12 ERA, 268 K, 0.85 WHIP, 28 complete games, 13 shut outs in 304.2 IP over 34 games, 1970 when he was 23-7 with a 3.12 ERA, 274 K, 1.19 WHIP, 23 complete games, 3 shut outs in 294.0 IP over 34 games and 1966 when he was 21-12 with a 2.44 ERA, 225 K, 1.03 WHIP, 20 complete games, 5 shut outs in 280.1 IP over 35 games. 

Gibson led the National League in wins in 1970. He led the NL in ERA in 1968. He led the NL in strikeouts in 1968. He led the NL in shut outs in 1962 (5), 1966, 1968 and 1971 (5).

He was an All Star nine times (1962, 1965-1970, 1972). He won nine Gold Gloves (1965-1973). Gibson won the National League Cy Young and MVP in 1968 and won the Cy Young in 1970. He pitched a no hitter on August 14, 1971 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gibson twice won the World Series Championship with the Cardinals in 1964 and 1967.

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Rube Foster MLB Hall of Fame 1981

Andrew (Rube) Foster was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1981 along with Bob Gibson and Johnny Mize. Foster was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee as a manager. His playing career as a RHP overlapped his managerial career. He played with the Chicago Union Giants (1902), Cuban X Giants (1903), Philadelphia Giants (1904-1906), Chicago Leland Giants (1907-1910) and Chicago American Giants (1911-1917). Although incomplete his official pitching stats show he was 29-20 with a 3.74 ERA, 181 K, 1.11 WHIP, 4 SV, 46 complete games, 4 shut outs in 450.1 IP over 56 games. 

He managed for the Cuban X Giants (1905), Chicago Leland Giants (1907-1910) and Chicago American Giants (1911-1926). 

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Thomas Yawkey MLB Hall of Fame 1980

Thomas A Yawkey was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1980 along with Al Kaline, Charles Klein and Duke Snider. Yawkey was inducted by the Veteran's Committee as an executive. He was the team president and sole owner of the Boston Red Sox 1933-1976. He also served as the American League vice president 1956-1973. After he died his wife Jean was the Red Sox owner until 1992.

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Duke Snider MLB Hall of Fame 1980

Edwin D (Duke) Snider was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1980 along with Al Kaline, Charles Klein and Thomas Yawkey. Snider was an outfielder with 18 seasons MLB experience playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1957), Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1962), New York Mets (1963) and San Francisco Giants (1964). For his MLB career he hit .295/.380/.540 with 407 HR, 1333 RBI, 1259 R, 99 SB in 2143 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1955 when he hit .309/.418/.628 with 42 HR, 136 RBI, 126 R, 9 SB in 148 games, 1953 when he hit .336/.419/.627 with 42 HR, 126 RBI, 132 R, 16 SB in 153 games and 1954 when he hit .341/.423/.647 with 40 HR, 130 RBI, 120 R, 6 SB in 149 games. 

Snider led the National League in home runs in 1956 (43). He led the NL in RBI in 1955. He led the NL in runs in 1953, 1954 and 1955.

He was an All Star eight times (1950-1956, 1963).  He finished second in NL MVP voting in 1955. Snider won the World Series Championship with the Dodgers in 1955 and 1959.

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Chuck Klein MLB Hall of Fame 1980

Charles H Klein was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1980 along with Al Kaline, Duke Snider and Thomas Yawkey. Klein was an outfielder with 17 seasons MLB experience playing with the Philadelphia Phillies (1928-1933, 1936-1944) and Chicago Cubs (1934-1936). For his MLB career he hit .326/.379/.543 with 300 HR, 1201 RBI, 1168 R, 79 SB in 1753 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1930 when he hit .386/.436/.687 with 40 HR, 170 RBI, 158 R, 4 SB in 156 games, 1932 when he hit .348/.404/.646 with 38 HR, 137 RBI, 152 R, 20 SB in 154 games and 1929 when he hit .356/.407/.657 with 43 HR, 145 RBI, 126 R, 5 SB in 149 games. 

Klein was the National League batting champ in 1933 (.368). He led the NL in doubles in 1930 (59) and 1933 (44). He led the NL home runs in 1929, 1931 (31), 1932 and 1933 (28). He led the NL in RBI in 1931 (121) and 1933 (120). He led the NL in runs in 1930, 1931 (121) and 1932. 

He was twice an All Star in 1933 and 1934. Klein was the National League MVP in 1932 and finished second in NL MVP voting in 1931 and 1933. He won the NL Triple Crown in 1933.

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Al Kaline MLB Hall of Fame 1980

Albert W Kaline was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1980 along with Charles Klein, Duke Snider and Thomas Yawkey. Kaline was an OF\1B with 22 seasons MLB experience playing all with the Detroit Tigers (1953-1974). For his MLB career he hit .297/.376/.480 with 399 HR, 1583 RBI, 1622 R, 137 SB in 2834 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1955 when he hit .340/.421/.546 with 27 HR, 102 RBI, 121 R, 6 SB in 142 games, 1956 when he hit .314/.383/.530 with 27 HR, 128 RBI, 96 R, 7 SB in 153 games and 1961 when he hit .324/.393/.515 with 19 HR, 82 RBI, 116 R, 14 SB in 153 games. 

Kaline was the American League batting champ in 1955. He led the AL in doubles in 1961 (41). 

He was an All Star 18 times (1955-1967, 1971, 1974). He won 10 Gold Gloves (1957-1959, 1961-1967). Kaline finished second in AL MVP voting in 1955 and 1963.

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Hack Wilson MLB Hall of Fame 1979

Lewis R (Hack) Wilson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1979 along with Warren Giles and Willie Mays. Wilson was an outfielder with 12 seasons MLB experience playing with the New York Giants (1923-1925), Chicago Cubs (1926-1931), Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1934) and Philadelphia Phillies (1934). For his MLB career he hit .307/.395/.545 with 244 HR, 1063 RBI, 884 R, 52 SB in 1348 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1930 when he hit .356/.454/.723 with 56 HR, 191 RBI, 146 R, 3 SB in 155 games, 1929 when he hit .345/.425/.618 with 39 HR, 159 RBI, 135 R, 3 SB in 150 games and 1927 when he hit .318/.401/.579 with 30 HR, 129 RBI, 119 R, 13 SB in 146 games. 

Wilson led the National League in home runs in 1926 (21), 1927, 1928 (31) and 1930. He led the NL in RBI in 1929 and 1930. 

His 191 RBI in 1930 still stands as the MLB record.

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Willie Mays MLB Hall of Fame 1979

Willie H Mays was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1979 along with Warren Giles and Hack Wilson. Mays was an outfielder with 22 seasons MLB experience playing with the New York Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1957), San Francisco Giants (1958-1972) and New York Mets (1972-1973). For his MLB career he hit .302/.384/.557 with 660 HR, 1903 RBI, 2062 R, 338 SB in 2992 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1962 when he hit .304/.384/.615 with 49 HR, 141 RBI, 130 R, 18 SB in 162 games, 1955 when he hit .319/.400/.659 with 51 HR, 127 RBI, 123 R, 24 SB in 152 games and 1961 when he hit .308/.393/.584 with 40 HR, 123 RBI, 129 R, 18 SB in 154 games. 

Mays twice won the National League MVP in 1954 when he hit .345/.411/.667 with 41 HR, 110 RBI, 119 R, 8 SB in 151 games and 1965 when he hit .317/.398/.645 with 52 HR, 112 RBI, 118 R, 9 SB in 157 games. He was also second in NL MVP voting in 1958 and 1962. 

He won the National League Rookie of the Year in 1951 when he hit .274/.356/.472 with 20 HR, 68 RBI, 59 R, 7 SB in 121 games.

Mays the National League in batting champ in 1954. He led the NL in triples in 1954 (13), 1955 (13) and 1957 (20). He led the NL in home runs in 1955, 1962, 1964 (47) and 1965.  He led the NL in stolen bases in 1956 (40), 1957 (38), 1958 (31) and 1959 (27). 

He was an All Star 24 times (1954-1973). He won 12 Gold Gloves (1957-1968). His 3283 career hits ranks 11th all time. Mays won the World Series Championship with the Giants in 1954.

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Warren Giles MLB Hall of Fame 1979

Warren C Giles was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1979 along with Willie Mays and Hack Wilson. Giles was inducted as an executive and pioneer. He was the president and business manager of the St Louis Cardinals Triple A team Rochester Red Wings (1928-1936). He was the Cincinnati Reds General Manager (1936-1951) and had overlapping time as team president (1946-1951). The Reds won the World Series Championship under him in 1940. Giles then served as the National League president (1951-1969). His reign saw expansion with the Houston Colt 45s and New York Metropolitans in 1962, numerous franchise moves including the Dodgers to Los Angeles and breaking the color barrier with the signing of African American and Latin American players. 

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Eddie Mathews MLB Hall of Fame 1978

Edwin L Mathews was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1978 along with Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail. Mathews was a 3B\1B with 17 seasons MLB experience playing with the Boston Braves (1952), Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965), Atlanta Braves (1966), Houston Astros (1967) and Detroit Tigers (1967-1968). For his MLB career he hit .271/.376/.509 with 512 HR, 1453 RBI, 1509 R, 68 SB in 2391 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1953 when he hit .302/.406/.627 with 47 HR, 135 RBI, 110 R, 1 SB in 157 games, 1959 when he hit .306/.390/.593 with 46 HR, 114 RBI, 118 R, 2 SB in 148 games and 1960 when he hit .277/.397/.551 with 39 HR, 124 RBI, 108 R, 7 SB in 153 games. 

Mathews led the National League in home runs in 1953 and 1959.

He was an All Star 12 times (1953, 1955-1962).  He finished second in NL MVP voting in 1953 and 1959. Mathews twice won the World Series Championship with the Braves in 1957 and the Tigers in 1968.

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Larry MacPhail MLB Hall of Fame 1978

Leland S (Larry) MacPhail was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1978 along with Addie Joss and Edwin Mathews. MacPhail was inducted as an executive and pioneer. He was the General Manager of the Cincinnati Reds (1933-1936). He was the Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager (1938-1942) and over lapped as president (1939-1942). MacPhail resigned from the Dodgers to accept a commission in the United States Army 1942-1945 during World War II. He had also served in World War I. He was the New York Yankees General Manager, president and part owner 1945-1947. The Yankees won the World Series Championship under MacPhail in 1947. 

MacPhail was also a pioneer and innovator of the game. He was the first to fly his team to away games when he did so with the Reds in 1934 and it became standard within a couple years. He introduced night baseball in 1935 with the Reds at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. His role was pioneer again in 1939 when he arranged for NBC to televise a Dodgers game and in 1940 a Dodgers game was televised weekely. MacPhail invented the first batting helmet in 1941. 

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Addie Joss MLB Hall of Fame 1978

Adrian (Addie) Joss was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1978 along with Larry MacPhail and Edwin Mathews. Joss was a RHP with nine seasons MLB experience pitching with the Cleveland Bronchos (1902) and Cleveland Naps (1903-1910). For his career he was 160-97 with a 1.89 ERA, 920 K, 0.97 WHIP, 5 SV, 260 complete games, 45 shut outs in 2327.0 IP over 286 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1907 when he was 27-11 with a 1.83 ERA, 127 K, 0.98 WHIP, 2 SV, 34 complete games, 6 shut outs in 338.2 IP over 42 games, 1908 when he was 24-11 with a 1.16 ERA, 130 K, 0.81 WHIP, 2 SV, 29 complete games, 9 shut outs in 325.0 IP over 42 games and 1906 when he was 21-9 with a 1.72 ERA, 106 K, 0.93 WHIP, 1 SV, 28 complete games, 9 shut outs in 282.0 IP over 34 games. 

Joss led the American League in wins in 1907. He led the AL in ERA in 1904 (1.59) and 1908.

He pitched two no hitters with one on October 2, 1908 against the Chicago White Sox which was a perfect game and one on April 20, 1910 also against the Chicago White Sox.  Joss has the second best career ERA in MLB history and his career WHIP (0.968) is the best in MLB history.

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Joe Sewell MLB Hall of Fame 1977

Joseph W Sewell was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Alfonso Lopez and Amos Rusie. Sewell was a SS\3B with 14 seasons MLB experience playing with the Cleveland Indians (1920-1930) and New York Yankees (1931-1933). For his MLB career he hit .312/.391/.413 with 49 HR, 1055 RBI, 1141 R, 74 SB in 1903 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1923 when he hit .353/.456/.479 with 3 HR, 109 RBI, 98 R, 9 SB in 153 games, 1924 when he hit .316/.388/.429 with 4 HR, 106 RBI, 99 R, 3 SB in 153 games and 1926 when he hit .324/.399/.433 with 4 HR, 85 RBI, 91 R, 17 SB in 154 games. 

Sewell led the American League in doubles in 1924 (45). 

He holds the MLB record for most at bats per strikeouts (62.6). Sewell won the World Series Championship with the Indians in 1920 and the Yankees in 1932.

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Amos Rusie MLB Hall of Fame 1977

Amos W Rusie was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Alfonso Lopez and Joseph Sewell. Rusie was a RHP\OF with 10 seasons MLB experience playing with the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1889), New York Giants (1890-1895, 1897-1898) and Cincinnati Reds (1901). For his MLB career he hit .248/.262/.320 with 8 HR, 176 RBI, 209 R, 25 SB in 487 games. He had a more successful pitching career as he was 246-174 with a 3.07 ERA, 1950 K, 1.35 WHIP, 5 SV, 393 complete games, 30 shut outs in 3778.2 IP over 463 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1894 when he was 36-13 with a 2.78 ERA, 195 K, 1.41 WHIP, 1 SV, 45 complete games, 3 shut outs in 444.0 IP over 54 games, 1897 when he was 28-10 with a 2.54 ERA, 135 K, 1.24 WHIP, 35 complete games, 2 shut outs in 322.1 IP over 38 games and 1891 when he was 33-20 with a 2.55 ERA, 337 K, 1.30 WHIP, 1 SV, 52 complete games, 6 shut outs in 500.1 IP over 61 games. 

Rusie led the National League in wins in 1894. He led the NL in ERA in 1894 and 1897. He led the NL in strikeouts in 1890 (341), 1891, 1893 (208), 1894 and 1895 (201). He led the NL in shut outs in 1891, 1893 (4) and 1895 (4).

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Al Lopez MLB Hall of Fame 1977

Alfonso R Lopez was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Amos Rusie and Joseph Sewell. Lopez was a catcher with 19 seasons MLB experience playing with the Brooklyn Robins (1928, 1930-1931), Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1935), Boston Bees (1936-1940), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940-1946) and Cleveland Indians (1947). For his career he hit .261/.326/.337 with 51 HR, 652 RBI, 613 R, 46 SB in 1950 games. He threw out 52% of those that attempted to steal on him. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1930 when he hit .309/.362/.418 with 6 HR, 57 RBI, 60 R, 3 SB in 128 games, 1934 when he hit .273/.349/.383 with 7 HR, 54 RBI, 58 R, 2 SB in 140 games and 1933 when he hit .301/.338/.376 with 3 HR, 41 RBI, 39 R, 10 SB in 126 games. 

He was twice an All Star in 1934 and 1941. 

However it was his career as a manager that warranted his induction into the Hall of Fame. He was manager for the Cleveland Indians (1951-1956) with a 570-354 record and the Chicago White Sox (1957-1965, 1968-1969) with a 840-650 record. His career 1410 wins ranks 25th all time.

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Pop Lloyd MLB Hall of Fame 1977

John Henry "Pop" Lloyd was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Alfonso Lopez, Amos Rusie and Joseph Sewell. Lloyd was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee. He was a 2B\SS who played 25 seasons for the Philadelphia Giants (1907-1909), Chicago Leland Giants (1910), New York Lincoln Giants (1911-1914, 1926-1930), Chicago American Giants (1914, 1915-1917), New York Lincoln Stars (1915), Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918, 1919-1920), Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1919, 1924-1925, 1932), Columbus Buckeyes (1921), Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1923) and New York Black Yankees (1931). While incomplete his official career stats show in league he hit .337/.384/.434 with 22 HR, 265 RBI, 538 R, 133 SB.

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Martin Dihigo MLB Hall of Fame 1977

Martin Llanos Dihigo was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Ernie Banks, Pop Lloyd, Alfonso Lopez, Amos Rusie and Joseph Sewell. Dihigo was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee. He was a 1B\RHP who played 12 seasons with the Cuban Stars East (1923-1927, 1930), Homestead Grays (1928), Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1929-1930, 1931), New York Cubans (1935-1936, 1945). While incomplete the official stats show in league he hit .307/.371/.511 with 64 HR, 227 RBI, 279 R, 41 SB.  As a pitcher he was 26-19 with a 2.92 ERA, 176 K, 1.16 WHIP. He led the Negro League in home runs in 1926 and 1935. 

Dihigo was known for his ability to play every position well. He also played for several years in the Cuban League and Mexican League. Dihigo has the honor of being in the Hall of Fame in America, Cuba and Mexico.

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Ernie Banks MLB Hall of Fame 1977

Ernest Banks was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Alfonso Lopez, Amos Rusie and Joseph Sewell. Banks was a SS\1B with 19 seasons MLB experience playing all with the Chicago Cubs (1953-1971). For his MLB career he hit .274/.330/.500 with 512 HR, 1636 RBI, 1305 R, 50 SB in 2528 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1958 when he hit .313/.366/.614 with 47 HR, 129 RBI, 119 R, 4 SB in 154 games, 1959 when he hit .304/.374/.596 with 45 HR, 143 RBI, 97 SB, 2 SB in 155 games and 1957 when he hit .285/.360/.579 with 43 HR, 102 RBI, 113 R, 8 SB in 156 games. 

Banks led the National League in home runs in 1958 and 1960 (41). He led the NL in RBI in 1958 and 1959.

He played in 14 All Star games (1955-1962, 1965, 1967, 1969).  He won a Gold Glove in 1960. Banks was twice the National League MVP in 1958 and 1959.

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Robin Roberts MLB Hall of Fame 1976

Robin E Roberts was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1976 along with Oscar Charleston, Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, Robert Lemon and Frederick Lindstrom. Roberts was a RHP with 19 seasons MLB experience pitching with the Philadelphia Phillies (1948-1961), Baltimore Orioles (1962-1965), Houston Astros (1965-1966) and Chicago Cubs (1966). For his MLB career he was 286-245 with a 3.41 ERA, 2357 K, 1.17 WHIP, 25 SV, 305 complete games, 45 shut outs in 4688.2 IP over 676 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1952 when he was 28-7 with a 2.59 ERA, 148 K, 1.02 WHIP, 2 SV, 30 complete games, 3 shut outs in 330.0 IP over 39 games, 1953 when he was 23-16 with a 2.75 ERA, 198 K, 1.11 WHIP, 2 SV, 33 complete games, 5 shut outs in 346.2 IP over 44 games and 1954 when he was 23-15 with a 2.97 ERA, 185 K, 1.02 WHIP, 4 SV, 29 complete games, 4 shut outs in 336.2 IP over 45 games. 

Roberts led the National League in wins in 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955 (23). He led the NL in strikeouts in 1953 and 1954. He led the NL in shut outs in 1950 (5).

He was an All Star seven times (1950-1956).

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Freddie Lindstrom MLB Hall of Fame 1976

Frederick C Lindstrom was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1976 along with Oscar Charleston, Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, Robert Lemon and Robin Roberts. Lindstrom was a 3B\OF with 13 seasons MLB experience playing with the New York Giants (1924-1932), Pittsburgh Pirates (1933-1934), Chicago Cubs (1935) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936). For his MLB career he hit .311/.351/.449 with 103 HR, 779 RBI, 895 R, 84 SB in 1438 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1930 when he hit .379/.425/.575 with 22 HR, 106 RBI, 127 R, 15 SB in 148 games, 1928 when he hit .358/.383/.511 with 14 HR, 107 RBI, 99 R, 15 SB in 153 games and 1929 when he hit .319/.354/.464 with 15 HR, 91 RBI, 99 R, 10 SB in 130 games. 

He finished second in NL MVP voting in 1928.

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Bob Lemon MLB Hall of Fame 1976

Robert G Lemon was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1976 along with Oscar Charleston, Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, Frederick Lindstrom and Robin Roberts. Lemon was a RHP with 13 seasons MLB experience playing all with the Cleveland Indians (1946-1958). He did not play the 1943-1945 seasons while serving in the United States Navy during World War II. For his MLB career he was 207-128 and was 3.23 ERA, 1277 K, 1.34 WHIP, 22 SV, 188 complete games, 31 shut outs in 2850.0 IP over 460 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1954 when he was 23-7 with a 2.72 ERA, 110 K, 1.24 WHIP, 21 complete games, 2 shut outs in 258.1 IP over 36 games, 1950 when he was 23-11 with a 3.84 ERA, 170 K, 1.48 WHIP, 3 SV, 22 complete games, 3 shut outs in 288.0 IP over 44 games and 1949 when he was 22-10 with a 2.99 ERA, 138 K, 1.24 WHIP, 1 SV, 22 complete games, 2 shut outs in 279.2 IP over 37 games. 

Lemon led the American League in wins in 1950, 1954 and 1955 (18). He led the AL in strikeouts in 1950. He led the AL in shut outs in 1948 (10).

He pitched a no hitter on June 30, 1948 against the Detroit Tigers. He was an All Star seven times (1948-1954). Lemon won the World Series Championship with the Indians in 1948.

Lemon also had a successful career as a manager. Starting out in the minors he was named by The Sporting News as Minor League Manager of the Year in 1966. He was manager for the Kansas City Royals (1970-1972) with a 207-218 record, Chicago White Sox (1977-1978) with a 124-112 record and New York Yankees (1978-1979, 1981-1982) with a 99-73 record. He won AL Manager of the Year with the White Sox in 1977. Lemon won the World Series Championship with the Yankees in 1978.

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Cal Hubbard MLB Hall of Fame 1976

Robert Cal Hubbard was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1976 along with Oscar Charleston, Roger Connor, Robert Lemon, Frederick Lindstrom and Robin Roberts. Conlan was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee as an Umpire. After a career playing in the NFL Hubbard embarked on his new career as an Umpire by starting in the minor leagues. He was an Umpire in the American League 1936-1951. Hubbard is the only person in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and MLB Hall of Fame.

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Roger Connor MLB Hall of Fame 1976

Roger Connor was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1976 along with Oscar Charleston, Cal Hubbard, Robert Lemon, Frederick Lindstrom and Robin Roberts. Connor was a 1B\3B with 18 seasons MLB experience playing with the Troy Trojans (1880-1882), New York Gothams (1883-1884), New York Giants (1885-1891, 1893-1894), Philadelphia Phillies (1892) and St Louis Browns (1894-1897). For his MLB career he hit .316/.397/.486 with 138 HR, 1323 RBI, 1620 R, 244 SB in 1998 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1889 when he hit .317/.426/.528 with 13 HR, 130 RBI, 117 R, 21 SB in 131 games, 1890 when he hit .349/.450/.548 with 14 HR, 103 RBI, 133 R, 22 SB in 123 games and 1887 when he hit .285/.392/.541 with 17 HR, 104 RBI, 113 R, 43 SB in 127 games. 

He was the National League batting champ in 1885 (.371). He led the NL in doubles in 1892 (37). He led the NL in triples in 1882 (18) and 1886 (20). He led the Players League in home runs in 1890. He led the NL in RBI in 1889.

He served as the Browns manager in 1896 with an 8-37 record.

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Oscar Charleston MLB Hall of Fame 1976

Oscar M Charleston was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1976 along with Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, Robert Lemon, Frederick Lindstrom and Robin Roberts. Charleston was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee. He was an outfielder who played 26 seasons with the Indianapolis ABCs (1915-1918, 1920, 1922-1923), Lincoln Stars (1916), Chicago American Giants (1919), Detroit Stars (1919), St Louis Giants (1921), Harrisburg Giants (1924-1927), Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1928-1929), Homestead Grays (1931-1931), Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-1937), Toledo Crawfords (1939), Indianapolis Crawfords (1940) and Philadelphia Stars (1941). While stats are incomplete they show in league he hit .353/.414/.576 with 157 HR, 804 RBI, 1000 R, 245 SB. 

He also served as manager for the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-1938), Toledo Crawfords (1939), Indianapolis Crawfords (1940), Philadelphia Stars (1941-1944, 1946-1950), Brooklyn Brown Dodgers (1945) and Indianapolis Clowns (1954). 

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Michael Schwimer traded to Blue Jays

Michael Schwimer was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays on February 23, 2013. In exchange the Phillies received Art Charles.

RHP Schwimer has two seasons MLB experience pitching both with the Phillies. He split 2012 between Triple A Lehigh Valley and the Phillies. He was 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA, 19 K, 1.20 WHIP, 6 SV in 18.1 IP over 15 games at Lehigh Valley and was 2-1 with a 4.46 ERA, 36 K, 1.34 WHIP in 34.1 IP over 35 games with the Phillies. For his MLB career he is 3-2 with a 4.62 ERA, 52 K, 1.40 WHIP in 48.2 IP over 47 games. He was originally drafted by the Phillies in the 14th round in 2008. Schwimer turned 27 on February 19.

Charles is a first baseman who split 2012 between Rookie Bluefield and Class A Vancouver. He hit .235/.463/.576 with 6 HR, 16 RBI, 18 R, 2 SB in 31 games with Bluefield and hit .236/.310/.496 with 7 HR, 18 RBI, 19 R, 0 SB in 33 games at Vancouver. He was originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the 20th round in 2010. Charles turned 22 on November 10.

Conor Gillaspie traded to White Sox

Conor Gillaspie was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Chicago White Sox on February 22, 2013, In exchange the Giants received Jeff Soptic.

Gillaspie is a third baseman with three seasons of minimal MLB experience playing all with the Giants. He split 2012 between Triple A Fresno and the Giants. He hit .281/.345/.441 with 14 HR, 49 RBI, 60 R, 0 SB in 108 games at Fresno and hit .150/.150/.200 with 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 6 games with the Giants. For his MLB career he has hit .205/.271/.295 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 29 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants with the 37th pick of the first round in 2008. Gillaspie will be 26 on July 18.

RHP Soptic pitched in 2012 at Class A Kannapolis. He was 3-2 with a 5.40 ERA, 36 K, 1.27 WHIP in 43.1 IP over 27 games. He was originally drafted by the White Sox in the third round in 2011. Soptic will be 22 on April 8th.

Ralph Kiner MLB Hall of Fame 1975

Ralph M Kiner was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1975 along with Earl Averill, Bucky Harris, William Herman and Judy Johnson. Kiner was an OF\1B with 10 seasons MLB experience playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1946-1953), Chicago Cubs (1953-1954) and Cleveland Indians (1955). For his MLB career he hit .279/.398/.548 with 369 HR, 1015 RBI, 971 R, 22 SB in 1472 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1947 when he hit .313/.417/.639 with 51 HR, 127 RBI, 118 R, 1 SB in 152 games, 1949 when he hit .310/.432/.658 with 54 HR, 127 RBI, 116 R, 6 SB in 152 games and 1951 when he hit .309/.452/.627 with 42 HR, 109 RBI, 124 R, 2 SB in 151 games. 

Kiner led the National League in home runs seven times in 1946 (23), 1947, 1948 (40), 1949, 1950 (47), 1951 and 1952 (37). He led the NL RBI in 1949. He led the NL in runs in 1951.

He was an All Star six times (1948-1953). 

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Judy Johnson MLB Hall of Fame 1975

William J (Judy) Johnson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1975 along with Earl Averill, Bucky Harris, William Herman and Ralph Kiner. Johnson was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee. He was a third baseman who played 17 seasons with the Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1918, 1921-1929, 1931-1932), Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1918), Homestead Grays (1929-1930) and Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-1936). While stats are incomplete they show in league he hit .290/.320/.393 with 27 HR, 302 RBI, 479 R, 65 SB. Johnson won the Negro World Series Championship with the Giants in 1925.

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Billy Herman MLB Hall of Fame 1975

William J Herman was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1975 along with Earl Averill, Bucky Harris, Judy Johnson and Ralph Kiner. Herman was a 2B\3B with 15 seasons MLB experience playing with the Chicago Cubs (1931-1941), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941-1943, 1946), Boston Braves (1946) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1947). Herman missed the 1944-1945 seasons serving in the United States Navy during World War II. For his MLB career he hit .304/.367/.407 with 47 HR, 839 RBI, 1163 R, 67 SB in 1922 games.

 I believe his best three seasons were 1936 when he hit .334/.392/.470 with 5 HR, 93 RBI, 101 R, 5 SB in 153 games, 1935 when he hit .341/.383/.476 with 7 HR, 83 RBI, 113 R, 6 SB in 154 games and 1939 when he hit .307/.378/.453 with 7 HR, 70 RBI, 111 R, 9 SB in 156 games. 

Herman led the American League in doubles in 1935 (57). He led the AL in triples in 1939 (18). 

He was an All Star 10 times (1934-1943). 

Herman also served as manager for the Pirates (1947) with a 61-92 record and Boston Red Sox (1964-1966) with a 128-182 record.

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Bucky Harris MLB Hall of Fame 1975

Stanley R (Bucky) Harris was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1975 along with Earl Averill, William Herman, Judy Johnson and Ralph Kiner. Harris was a second baseman with 12 seasons MLB experience playing with the Washington Senators (1919-1928) and Detroit Tigers (1929, 1931). For his MLB career he hit .274/.352/.354 with 9 HR, 506 RBI, 722 R, 167 SB in 1263 games.

However his was his career as a manager that warranted his inclusion in the Hall of Fame. He was manager for the Washington Senators (1924-1928, 1935-1942, 1950-1954) with a 1336-1416 record, Detroit Tigers (1929-1933, 1955-1956) with a 516-557 record, Boston Red Sox (1934) with a 76-76 record, Philadelphia Phillies (1943) with a 39-53 record and New York Yankees (1947-1948) with a 191-117 record. His 2158 career wins ranks seventh all time. Harris won two World Series Championships: one with the Senators in 1924 and one with the Yankees in 1947.

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Earl Averill MLB Hall of Fame 1975

Howard Earl Averill was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1975 along with Bucky Harris, William Herman, Judy Johnson and Ralph Kiner. Averill was an outfielder with 13 seasons MLB experience playing with the Cleveland Indians (1929-1939), Detroit Tigers (1939-1940) and Boston Braves (1941). For his MLB career he hit .318/.395/.534 with 238 HR, 1164 RBI, 1224 R, 70 SB in 1669 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1931 when he hit .333/.404/.576 with 32 HR, 143 RBI, 140 R, 9 SB in 155 games, 1936 when he hit .378/.438/.627 with 28 HR, 126 RBI, 136 R, 3 SB in 152 games and 1932 when he hit .314/.392/.569 with 32 HR, 124 RBI, 116 R, 5 SB in 153 games. 

Averill led the American League in triples in 1936 (15).

He was selected to the All Star game six times (1933-1938). 

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Sam Thompson MLB Hall of Fame 1974

Samuel L Thompson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with Cool Papa Bell, James Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle. Thompson was an outfielder with 15 seasons MLB experience playing with the Detroit Wolverines (1885-1888), Philadelphia Quakers (1889), Philadelphia Phillies (1890-1898) and Detroit Tigers (1906). For his MLB career he hit .331/.384/.505 with 126 HR, 1305 RBI, 1262 R, 232 SB in 1410 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1895 when he hit .392/.430/.654 with 18 HR, 165 RBI, 131 R, 27 SB in 119 games, 1894 when he hit .415/.465/.696 with 13 HR, 147 RBI, 114 R, 27 SB in 102 games and 1887 when he hit .372/.416/.565 with 10 HR, 166 RBI, 118 R, 22 SB in 127 games. 

Thompson was the National League batting champ in 1887. He led the NL in doubles in 1890 (41) and 1893 (37). He led the NL in triples in 1887 (23). He led the NL in home runs in 1889 (20) and 1895. He led the NL in RBI in 1887, 1894 and 1895. 

He hit for the cycle on August 17, 1894 against the Louisville Colonels.

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Mickey Mantle MLB Hall of Fame 1974

Mickey C Mantle was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with Cool Papa Bell, James Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Whitey Ford and Samuel Thompson. Mantle was an OF\1B with 18 seasons MLB experience playing all with the New York Yankees (1951-1968). For his MLB career he hit .298/.421/.557 with 536 HR, 1509 RBI, 1676 R, 153 SB in 2401 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1956 when he hit .353/.464/.705 with 52 HR, 130 RBI, 132 R, 10 SB in 150 games, 1961 when he hit .317/.448/.687 with 54 HR, 128 RBI, 131 R, 12 SB in 153 games and 1957 when he hit .365/.512/.665 with 34 HR, 94 RBI, 121 R, 16 SB in 144 games. 

He won the American League MVP three times in 1956, 1957 and 1962 when he hit .321/.486/.605 with 30 HR, 89 RBI, 96 R, 9 SB in 123 games. He was second in AL MVP voting in 1960, 1961 and 1962.

Mantle was the American League batting champ in 1956. He led the AL in triples in 1955 (11). He led the AL in home runs in 1955 (37), 1956, 1958 (42) and 1960 (40). He led the AL in RBI in 1956. He led the AL in runs in 1954 (129), 1956, 1957, 1958 (127) and 1960 (119). 

He was selected to the All Star game 20 times (1952-1965, 1967-1968). He won a Gold Glove in 1962. Mantle won the World Series Championship seven times with the Yankees in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 and 1962.

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Whitey Ford MLB Hall of Fame 1974

Edward C (Whitey) Ford was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with Cool Papa Bell, James Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Mickey Mantle and Samuel Thompson. Ford was a LHP with 16 seasons MLB experience pitching all with the New York Yankees (1950, 1953-1967). Ford missed the 1951-1952 seasons serving in the United States Army during the Korean War. For his MLB career he was 236-106 with a 2.75 ERA, 1956 K, 1.21 WHIP, 10 SV, 156 complete games, 45 shut outs in 3170.1 IP over 498 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1961 when he was 25-4 with a 3.21 ERA, 209 K, 1.18 WHIP, 11 complete games, 3 shut outs in 283.0 IP over 39 games, 1963 when he was 24-7 with a 2.74 ERA, 189 K, 1.10 WHIP, 1 SV, 13 complete games, 3 shut outs in 269.1 IP over 38 games and 1964 when he was 17-6 with a 2.13 ERA, 172 K, 1.10 WHIP, 1 SV, 12 complete games, 8 shut outs in 244.2 IP over 39 games. 

Ford led the American League in wins in 1955 (18), 1961 and 1963. He led the AL in ERA in 1956 (2.47) and 1958 (2.01). He led the AL in shut outs in 1958 (7) and 1960 (4).

He was selected to 10 All Star games (1954-1956, 1958-1961, 1964). Ford won the American League Cy Young in 1961. He won the World Series Championship six times with the Yankees in 1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 and 1962.

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Jocko Conlan MLB Hall of Fame 1974

John B (Jocko) Conlan was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with Cool Papa Bell, James Bottomley, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle and Samuel Thompson. Conlan was an outfielder with two seasons MLB experience playing with the Chicago White Sox (1934-1935). For his MLB career he hit .263/.328/.334 with 0 HR, 31 RBI, 55 R, 5 SB in 128 games. 

Conlan was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee as an Umpire. He was an Umpire in the National League 1941-1965. One of his trademarks was the bow tie he wore rather than a regular tie most others wore.

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Jim Bottomley MLB Hall of Fame 1974

James L Bottomley was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with Cool Papa Bell, Jocko Conlan, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle and Samuel Thompson. Bottomley was a first baseman with 16 seasons MLB experience playing with the St Louis Cardinals (1922-1932), Cincinnati Reds (1933-1935) and St Louis Browns (1936-1937). For his MLB career he hit .310/.369/.500 with 219 HR, 1422 RBI, 1177 R, 58 SB in 1991 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1928 when he hit .325/.402/.628 with 31 HR, 136 RBI, 123 R, 10 SB in 149 games, 1929 when he hit .314/.391/.568 with 29 HR, 137 RBI, 108 R, 3 SB in 146 games and 1925 when he hit .367/.413/.578 with 21 HR, 128 RBI, 92 R, 3 SB in 153 games. 

Bottomley led the National League in doubles in 1925 (44) and 1926 (40). He led the NL in triples in 1928 (20).He led the NL in home runs in 1928. He led the NL in RBI in 1926 (120) and 1928. 

Bottomley won the National League MVP in 1928. He won the World Series Championship with the Cardinals in 1926 and 1931. 

He also served as manager for the Browns in 1937 with a 21-56 record.

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Cool Papa Bell MLB Hall of Fame 1974

James T (Cool Papa) Bell was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with James Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle and Samuel Thompson. Bell was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee. He played 21 seasons in the Negro League with the St Louis Stars (1922-1929, 1930-1931), Chicago American Giants (1929, 1942), Kansas City Monarchs (1932), Homestead Grays (1932, 1943-1946), Detroit Wolves (1932) and Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933-1937). While stats are incomplete they show in league he hit .317/.359/.426 with 36 HR, 239 RBI, 737 R, 144 SB. He won three Negro League World Series Championships with the Stars in 1928, 1930 and 1931 and three with the Grays in 1942, 1943 and 1944.

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Mickey Welch MLB Hall of Fame 1973

Michael F (Mickey) Welch was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1973 along with Roberto Clemente, William Evans, Monte Irvin, George Kelly and Warren Spahn. Welch was a RHP\OF with 13 seasons MLB experience playing with the Troy Trojans (1880-1882), New York Gothams (1883-1884) and New York Giants (1885-1892). For his MLB career he was 307-210 with a 2.71 ERA, 1850 K, 1.23 WHIP, 4 SV, 525 complete games, 41 shut outs in 4802.0 IP over 565 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1885 when he was 44-11 with a 1.66 ERA, 258 K, 1.02 WHIP, 1 SV, 55 complete games, 7 shut outs in 492.0 IP over 56 games, 1884 when he was 39-21 with a 2.50 ERA, 345 K, 1.21 WHIP, 62 complete games, 4 shut outs in 557.1 IP over 65 games and 1886 when he was 2.99 ERA, 272 K, 1.35 WHIP, 56 complete games, 1 shut out in 500.0 IP over 59 games. 

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Warren Spahn MLB Hall of Fame 1973

Warren E Spahn was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1973 along with Roberto Clemente, William Evans, Monte Irvin, George Kelly and Mickey Welch. Spahn was a LHP with 21 seasons MLB experience playing with the Boston Braves (1942, 1946-1952), Milwaukee Braves (1953-1964), New York Mets (1965) and San Francisco Giants (1965). For his MLB career he was 363-245 with a 3.09 ERA, 2583 K, 1.19 WHIP, 29 SV, 382 complete games, 63 shut outs in 5243.2 IP over 750 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1953 when he was 23-7 with a 2.10 ERA, 148 K, 1.06 WHIP, 3 SV, 24 complete games, 5 shut outs in 265.2 IP over 35 games, 1958 when he was 3.07 ERA, 150 K, 1.15 WHIP, 1 SV, 23 complete games, 2 shut outs in 290.0 IP over 38 games and 1947 when he was 21-10 with a 2.33 ERA, 123 K, 1.14 WHIP, 3 SV, 22 complete games, 7 shut outs in 289.2 IP over 40 games. 

He won the Cy Young in 1957 when he was 21-11 with a 2.69 ERA, 111 K, 1.17 WHIP, 3 SV, 18 complete games, 4 shut outs in 271.0 IP over 39 games. 

Spahn led the National League in wins eight times in 1949 (21), 1950 (21), 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959 (21), 1960 (21) and 1961 (21). He led the NL in ERA in 1947, 1953 and 1961 (3.02). He led the NL in strikeouts in 1949 (151), 1950 (191), 1951 (164) and 1952 (183). He led the NL in shut outs in 1947, 1951 (7), 1959 (4) and 1961 (4). 

He was selected to 17 All Star teams (1947, 1949-1954, 1956-1959, 1961-1963). Spahn won the World Series Championship with the Braves in 1957. 

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George Kelly MLB Hall of Fame 1973

George L (High Pockets) Kelly was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1973 along with Roberto Clemente, William Evans, Monte Irvin, Warren Spahn and Mickey Welch. Kelly was a 1B\2B\OF with 16 seasons MLB experience playing the New York Giants (1915-1917, 1919-1926), Pittsburgh Pirates (1917), Cincinnati Reds (1927-1930), Chicago Cubs (1930) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1932). For his MLB career he hit .297/.342/.452 with 148 HR, 1020 RBI, 819 R, 65 SB in 1622 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1924 when he hit .324/.371/.531 with 21 HR, 136 RBI, 91 R, 7 SB in 144 games, 1921 when he hit .308/.356/.528 with 23 HR, 122 RBI, 95 R, 4 SB in 149 games and 1922 when he hit .328/.363/.497 with 17 HR, 107 RBI, 96 R, 12 SB in 151 games. 

Kelly led the National League in home runs in 1921. He led the NL in RBI in 1920 (94) and 1924. 

Kelly won the World Series Championship with the Giants in 1921 and 1922.

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Monte Irvin MLB Hall of Fame 1973

Monford (Monte) Irvin was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1973 along with Roberto Clemente, William Evans, George Kelly, Warren Spahn and Mickey Welch. Irvin was an OF\1B with an 8 season MLB career playing with the New York Giants (1949-1955) and Chicago Cubs (1956). For his MLB career he hit .293/.383/.475 with 99 HR, 443 RBI, 366 R, 28 SB in 764 games. His best season was 1951 when he hit .312/.415/.514 with 24 HR, 121 RBI, 94 R, 12 SB in 151 games and was third in NL MVP voting. He was selected to the All Star game in 1952. Irvin won the World Series Championship with the Giants in 1954.

Irvin was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee. He played with the Newark Eagles (1938-1942, 1945-1948).  He missed the 1943-1944 seasons serving in the United States Army during World War II. While the stats are incomplete they show him as hitting .358/.415/.564 with 23 HR, 146 RBI, 125 R, 15 SB. He won the Negro League World Series with the Eagles in 1946.

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Billy Evans MLB Hall of Fame 1973

William G Evans was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1973 along with Roberto Clemente, Monte Irvin, George Kelly, Warren Spahn and Mickey Welch. Evans was inducted by the Veterans Committee as an Umpire. He was an Umpire in the American League 1906-1927. Then he started his career as baseball executive starting as the Cleveland Indians General Manager 1927-1935. He was the head of the Boston Red Sox minor league farm system 1936-1940. From 1942-1946 he was president of the minor league Southern Association. He was the Detroit Tigers General Manager 1946-1951.

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Roberto Clemente MLB Hall of Fame 1973

Roberto Walker Clemente was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1973 along with William Evans, Monte Irvin, George Kelly, Warren Spahn and Mickey Welch. Clemente was an outfielder with 18 seasons MLB experience playing all with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955-1972). For his MLB career he hit .317/.359/.475 with 240 HR, 1305 RBI, 1416 R, 83 SB in 2433 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1966 when he hit .317/.360/.536 with 29 HR, 119 RBI, 105 R, 7 SB in 154 games, 1967 when he hit .357/.400/.554 with 23 HR, 110 RBI, 103 R, 9 SB in 147 games and 1961 when he hit .351/.390/.559 with 23 HR, 89 RBI, 100 R, 4 SB in 146 games. 

Clemente was the National League batting champ four times in 1961, 1964 (.339), 1965 (.329) and 1967. He led the NL in triples in 1969 (12).  

He was an All Star 15 times (1960-1967, 1969-1972). He won 12 Gold Gloves (1961-1972). Clemente won the National League MVP in 1966. He won the World Series Championship twice with the Pirates in 1960 and 1971.

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Early Wynn MLB Hall of Fame 1972

Early Wynn was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1972 along with Yogi Berra, Joshua Gibson, Lefty Gomez, William Harridge, Sandy Koufax, Buck Leonard and Ross Youngs. Wynn was a RHP with 23 seasons MLB experience pitching with the Washington Senators (1939, 1941-1944, 1946-1948), Cleveland Indians (1949-1957, 1963) and Chicago White Sox (1958-1962). For his MLB career he was 300-244 with a 3.54 ERA, 2334 K, 1.33 WHIP, 15 SV, 290 complete games, 49 shut outs in 4564.0 IP over 691 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1954 when he was 23-11 with a 2.73 ERA, 155 K, 1.14 WHIP, 2 SV, 20 complete games, 3 shut outs in 270.2 IP over 40 games, 1959 when he was 22-10 with a 3.17 ERA, 179 K, 1.26 WHIP, 14 complete games, 5 shut outs in 255.2 IP over 37 games and 1952 when he was 23-12 with a 2.90 ERA, 153 K, 1.30 WHIP, 3 SV, 19 complete games, 4 shut outs in 285.2 IP over 42 games. 

Wynn led the American League in wins in 1954 and 1959. He led the AL in ERA in 1950 (3.20). He led the AL in strikeouts in 1957 (184) and 1958 (179). He led the AL in shut outs in 1960 (4).

He was an All Star eight times 1955-1960. Wynn won the American League Cy Young in 1959.

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Buck Leonard MLB Hall of Fame 1972

Walter F (Buck) Leonard was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1972 along with Yogi Berra, Joshua Gibson, Lefty Gomez, William Harridge, Sandy Koufax, Early Wynn and Ross Youngs. Leonard was selected by the Negro League Committee for inclusion into the Hall of Fame. He was a first baseman who played 15 seasons all with the Homestead Grays (1934-1948). Although the stats are incomplete they show in league he hit .320/.386/.527 with 60 HR, 275 RBI, 352 R, 27 SB. Leonard won the Negro World Series Championship three times with the Grays in 1943, 1944 and 1948.

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Sandy Koufax MLB Hall of Fame 1972

Sanford (Sandy) Koufax was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1972 along with Yogi Berra, Joshua Gibson, Lefty Gomez, William Harridge, Buck Leonard, Early Wynn and Ross Youngs. Koufax was a LHP with 12 seasons MLB experience playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1955-1957) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1966). For his MLB career he was 165-87 with a 2.76 ERA, 2396 K, 1.11 WHIP, 9 SV, 137 complete games, 40 shut outs in 2324.1 IP over 397 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1963 when he was 25-5 with a 1.88 ERA, 306 K, 0.87 WHIP, 20 complete games, 11 shut outs in 311.0 IP over 40 games, 1965 when he was 26-8 with a 2.04 ERA, 382 K, 0.85 WHIP, 2 SV, 27 complete games, 8 shut outs in 335.2 IP over 43 games and 1966 when he was 27-9 with a 1.73 ERA, 317 K, 0.98 WHIP, 27 complete games, 5 shut outs in 323.0 IP over 41 games. 

Koufax led the National League in wins in 1963, 1965, and 1966. He led the NL in ERA in 1962 (2.54), 1963, 1964 (1.74), 1965 and 1966. He led the NL in strikeouts in 1961 (269), 1963, 1965 and 1966. He led the NL in shut outs in 1963, 1964 (7) and 1966. 

He was selected an All Star seven times 1961-1966. He pitched four no hitters on June 30, 1962 against the New York Mets, on May 11, 1963 against the San Francisco Giants, on June 4, 1964 against the Philadelphia Phillies and on September 9, 1965 against the Chicago Cubs which was also a perfect game.  Koufax won the NL Cy Young in 1963, 1965 and 1966. He won the NL MVP in 1963 and was second in NL MVP voting in 1965 and 1966. Koufax won four World Series Championships with the Dodgers in 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1965.

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William Harridge MLB Hall of Fame 1972

William Harridge was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1972 along with Yogi Berra, Joshua Gibson, Lefty Gomez, Sandy Koufax, Buck Leonard, Early Wynn and Ross Youngs. Harridge was inducted as an executive. He had started out as the personal secretary of Ban Johnson the first American League president. He became the American League secretary in 1927. Harridge then became the American League president and held the post 1931-1959.

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Lefty Gomez MLB Hall of Fame 1972

Vernon L (Lefty) Gomez was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1972 along with Yogi Berra, Joshua Gibson, William Harridge, Sandy Koufax, Buck Leonard, Early Wynn and Ross Youngs. Gomez was a LHP with 14 seasons MLB experience pitching with the New York Yankees (1930-1942) and Washington Senators (1943). For his MLB career he was 189-102 with a 3.34 ERA, 1468 K, 1.35 WHIP, 9 SV, 173 complete games, 28 shut outs in 2503.0 IP over 368 games. 

I believe his best three seasons were 1934 when he was 26-5 with a 2.33 ERA, 158 K, 1.13 WHIP, 1 SV, 25 complete games, 6 shut outs in 281.2 IP over 38 games, 1937 when he was 21-11 with a 2.33 ERA, 194 K, 1.17 WHIP, 25 complete games, 6 shut outs in 278.1 IP over 34 games and 1931 when he was 21-9 with a 2.67 ERA, 150 K, 1.20 WHIP, 3 SV in 17 complete games, 1 shut out in 243.0 IP over 40 games. 

Gomez led the American League in wins in 1934 and 1937. He led the AL in ERA in 1934 and 1937. He led the AL in strikeouts in 1933 (163), 1934 and 1937. He led the AL in shut outs in 1934, 1937 and 1938 (4).

He was an All Star seven times (1933-1939). Gomez won five World Series Championships with the Yankees in 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939.

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Josh Gibson MLB Hall of Fame 1972

Joshua Gibson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1972 along with Yogi Berra, Lefty Gomez, William Harridge, Sandy Koufax, Buck Leonard, Early Wynn and Ross Youngs. Gibson was selected by the Negro League Committee for inclusion into the Hall of Fame. He was a catcher who played 16 seasons with the Homestead Grays (1930-1931, 1937-1946) and Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-1936). While the stats are incomplete they show in league he hit .359/.413/.648 with 115 HR, 432 RBI, 467 R, 26 SB in 1987 games. There are reports of over 800 HR hit by Gibson but those figures were padded by barnstorming games. Gibson won the Negro World Series Championship twice with the Grays in 1943 and 1944.

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Yogi Berra MLB Hall of Fame 1972

Lawrence P (Yogi) Berra was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1972 along with Joshua Gibson, Lefty Gomez, William Harridge, Sandy Koufax, Buck Leonard, Early Wynn and Ross Youngs. Berra was a C\OF with the New York Yankees (1946-1963) and New York Mets (1965). For his MLB career he hit .285/.348/.482 with 358 HR, 1430 RBI, 1175 R, 30 SB in 2120 games. He threw out 49% of those that attempted to steal on him. 

I believe his best three seasons were 1950 when he hit .322/.383/.533 with 28 HR, 124 RBI, 116 R, 4 SB in 151 games, 1954 when he hit .307/.367/.488 with 22 HR, 125 RBI, 88 R, 0 SB in 151 games and 1956 when he hit .298/.378/.534 with 30 HR, 105 RBI, 93 R, 3 SB in 140 games. 

He won the American League MVP in 1951 when he hit .294/.350/.492 with 27 HR, 88 RBI, 92 R, 5 SB in 141 games, 1954 and 1955 when he hit .272/.349/.470 with 27 HR, 108 RBI, 84 R, 1 SB in 147 games. He also was voted second in AL MVP voting in 1953 and 1956. 

He was an All Star 18 times 1948-1962. Berra won 10 World Series Championships with the Yankees in 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 and 1962. 

He also served as manager for the Yankees (1964, 1984-1985) for a 192-148 record and New York Mets (1972-1975) with a 292-296 record. That gave him a 484-444 career total.

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George Weiss MLB Hall of Fame 1971

George M Weiss was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with David Bancroft, Jacob Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joseph Kelley, Rube Marquard and Satchel Paige. Weiss was voted in as a pioneer and executive. He had helped establish the New York Yankees farm system which he was hired in 1932 to create. The minor leagues had primarily been independent leagues until the St Louis Cardinals were the first to establish a farm system and the Yankees and other teams responded to do the same at the prompting of Commissioner Landis. Weiss was director of the Yankees farm system 1932-1947. Then he stepped up to be the Yankees General Manager 1947-1960. Under Weiss the Yankees won seven World Series Championships in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956 and 1958. The Yankees asked Weiss to step down after losing the 1960 World Series. He went across town and was the New York Mets first team president and General Manager 1962-1966.

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Satchel Paige MLB Hall of Fame 1971

Leroy R (Satchel) Paige was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with David Bancroft, Jacob Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joseph Kelley, Rube Marquard and George Weiss. Paige was RHP with six seasons MLB experience pitching with the Cleveland Indians (1948-1949), St Louis Browns (1951-1953) and Kansas City Athletics (1965). For his MLB career he was 28-31 with a 3.29 ERA, 288 K, 1.28 WHIP, 32 SV, 7 complete games, 4 shut outs in 476.0 IP over 179 games. His best season was 1952 when he was 12-10 with a 3.07 ERA, 91 K, 1.25 WHIP, 10 SV, 3 complete games, 2 shut outs in 138.0 IP over 46 games with 6 starts. 

Paige was the first player selected by the Negro League Committee for inclusion into the Hall of Fame. He was 41 when he made his debut in the MLB. In the Negro Leagues he played for the Birmingham Black Barons (1927-1929), Baltimore Black Sox (1930), Pittsburgh Crawfords (1931-1936), Trujillo Stars (1937) and Kansas City Monarchs (1940-1947). While incomplete the stats show in league he was 103-61 with a 2.02 ERA, 1231 K, 0.95 WHIP. On a barnstorming tour in 1934 Paige claimed he won 104 of the 105 exhibition games he pitched in.

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Rube Marquard MLB Hall of Fame 1971

Richard W (Rube) Marquard was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with David Bancroft, Jacob Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joseph Kelley, Satchel Paige and George Weiss. Marquard was a LHP with 18 seasons MLB experience pitching with the New York Giants (1908-1915), Brooklyn Robins (1915-1920), Cincinnati Reds (1921) and Boston Braves (1922-1925). For his MLB career he was 201-177 with a 3.08 ERA, 1593 K, 1.24 WHIP, 19 SV, 197 complete games, 30 shut outs in 3306.2 IP over 536 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1911 when he was 24-7 with a 2.50 ERA, 237 K, 1.18 WHIP, 3 SV, 22 complete games, 5 shut outs in 277.2 IP over 45 games, 1912 when he was 26-11 with a 2.57 ERA, 175 K, 1.24 WHIP, 1 SV, 22 complete games, 1 shut out in 294.2 IP over 43 games and 1913 when he was 23-10 with a 2.50 ERA, 151 K, 1.03 WHIP, 3 SV, 20 complete games, 4 shut outs in 288.0 IP over 42 games. 

Marquard led the National League in wins in 1912. He led the NL in strikeouts in 1911.

He pitched a no hitter on April 15, 1915 against the Brooklyn Robins. 

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Joe Kelley MLB Hall of Fame 1971

Joseph J Kelley was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with David Bancroft, Jacob Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Satchel Paige and George Weiss. Kelley was an OF\1B with 17 seasons MLB experience playing with the Boston Beaneaters (1891), Pittsburgh Pirates (1892), Baltimore Orioles (1892-1898, 1902), Brooklyn Superbas (1899-1901), Cincinnati Reds (1902-1906) and Boston Doves (1908). For his MLB career he hit .317/.402/.451 with 65 HR, 1194 RBI, 1421 R, 443 SB in 1853 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1895 when he hit .365/.456/.546 with 10 HR, 134 RBI, 148 R, 54 SB in 131 games, 1894 when he hit .393/.502/.602 with 6 HR, 111 RBI, 165 R, 46 SB in 129 games and 1896 when he hit .364/.469/.543 with 8 HR, 100 RBI, 148 R, 87 SB in 131 games. 

He led the National League in stolen bases in 1896. 

He also served as manager with the Reds (1902-1905) with a 275-230 record and Doves (1908) with a 62-91 record. His career total was 337-321.

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Harry Hooper MLB Hall of Fame 1971

Harry B Hooper was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with David Bancroft, Jacob Beckley, Chick Hafey, Joseph Kelley, Rube Marquard, Satchel Paige and George Weiss. Hooper was an outfielder with 17 seasons MLB experience playing with the Boston Red Sox (1909-1920) and Chicago White Sox (1921-1925). For his MLB career he hit .281/.368/.387 with 75 HR, 817 RBI, 1429 R, 375 SB in 2309 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1922 when he hit .304/.379/.444 with 11 HR, 80 RBI, 111 R, 16 SB in 152 games, 1924 when he hit .328/.413/.481 with 10 HR, 62 RBI, 107 R, 16 SB in 130 games and 1911 when he hit .311/.399/.395 with 4 HR, 45 RBI, 93 R, 38 SB in 130 games. 

Hooper won four World Series Championships with the Red Sox in 1912, 1915, 1916 and 1918.

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Chick Hafey MLB Hall of Fame 1971

Chick Hafey was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with David Bancroft, Jacob Beckley, Harry Hooper, Joseph Kelley, Rube Marquard, Satchel Paige and George Weiss. Hafey was an outfielder with 13 seasons MLB experience playing with the St Louis Cardinals (1924-1931) and Cincinnati Reds (1932-1935, 1937). For his MLB career he hit .317/.372/.526 with 164 HR, 833 RBI, 1466 R, 70 SB in 1283 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1929 when he hit .338/.394/.632 with 29 HR, 125 RBI, 101 R,  7 SB in 134 games, 1930 when he hit .336/.407/.652 with 26 HR, 107 RBI, 108 R, 12 SB in 120 games and 1928 when he hit .337/.386/.604 with 27 HR, 111 RBI, 101 R, 8 SB in 138 games. 

Hafey was the National League batting champ in 1931 (.349).

He was an All Star in 1933.  Hafey won two World Series Championships with the Cardinals in 1926 and 1931.

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Jake Beckley MLB Hall of Fame 1971

Jacob P Beckley was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with David Bancroft, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joseph Kelley, Rube Marquard, Satchel Paige and George Weiss. Beckley was a first baseman with 20 seasons MLB experience playing with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1888-1889), Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-1896), Cincinnati Reds (1897-1903) and St Louis Cardinals (1904-1907). For his MLB career he .308/.361/.436 with 87 HR, 1578 RBI, 1602 R, 315 SB i 2389 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1894 when he hit .345/.412/.521 with 7 HR, 122 RBI, 123 R, 21 SB in 132 games, 1890 when he hit .324/.381/.535 with 9 HR, 120 RBI, 109 R, 18 SB in 121 games and 1895 when he hit .328/.380/.485 with 5 HR, 111 RBI, 104 R, 20 SB in 130 games. 

Beckley led the Players League in triples in 1890 (22).

Beckley holds the MLB record for putouts by a first baseman (23,709)

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Dave Bancroft MLB Hall of Fame 1971

David J (Beauty) Bancroft was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with Jacob Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joseph Kelley, Rube Marquard, Satchel Paige and George Weiss. Bancroft was a shortstop with 16 seasons MLB experience playing with the Philadelphia Phillies (1915-1920), New York Giants (1920-1923, 1930), Boston Braves (1924-1927) and Brooklyn Robins (1928-1929). For his MLB career he hit .279/.355/.358 with 32 HR, 591 RBI, 1048 R, 145 SB in 1913 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1921 when he hit .318/.389/.441 with 6 HR, 67 RBI, 121 R, 17 SB in 153 games, 1922 when he hit .321/.397/.418 with 4 HR, 60 RBI, 117 R, 16 SB in 156 games and 1925 when he hit .319/.400/.426 with 2 HR, 49 RBI, 75 R, 7 SB in 128 games. 

Bancroft won two World Series Championships with the Giants in 1921 and 1922. 

He also served as manager for the Braves (1924-1927) with a 249-363 record.

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Jesse Haines MLB Hall of Fame 1970

Jesse J Haines was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1970 along with Lou Boudreau, Earle Combs and Ford Frick. Haines was a RHP win 19 seasons MLB experience pitching with the Cincinnati Reds (1918) and St Louis Cardinals (1920-1937). For his MLB career he was 210-158 with a 3.64 ERA, 981 K, 1.35 WHIP, 10 SV, 208 complete games, 23 shut outs in 3208.2 IP over 555 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1927 when he was 24-10 with a 2.72 ERA, 89 K, 1.16 WHIP, 1 SV, 25 complete games, 6 shut outs in 300.2 IP over 38 games, 1928 when he was 20-8 with a 3.18 ERA, 77 K, 1.29 WHIP, 20 complete games, 1 shut out in 240.1 IP over 33 games and 1923 when he was 20-13 with a 3.11 ERA, 73 K, 1.35 WHIP, 23 complete games, 1 shut out in 266.0 IP over 37 games. 

Haines led the National League in shut outs in 1927.

Haines won two World Series Championships with the Cardinals in 1926 and 1934.

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