Mariano Rivera


Mariano Rivera

The 1st unanimous selection to Cooperstown, 13-time All Star & 5-time WS champ Mariano Rivera holds the MLB record for saves & games finished.

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Johnny Sain


Johnny Sain

The runner-up for the 1948 NL Most Valuable Player Award, Johnny Sain was the 1st pitcher to face Jackie Robinson & the last to face Babe Ruth. 

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Roger Clemens


Roger Clemens

In 1986 Roger Clemens won the American League’s Cy Young and Most Valuable Player Awards and the All Star Game MVP. 

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Curt Schilling


Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling has the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio of any member of the 3,000 strikeout club; he also had 3 seasons of 300 or more strikeouts.

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Chet Brewer


Chet Brewer autograph

Chet Brewer played for at least nine teams over the course of his 24-year playing career. He competed in at least nine countries and 40 US states.

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Hoyt Wilhelm


Hoyt Wilhelm

Though he made his MLB debut at age 29, Hoyt Wilhelm was the 1st pitcher to save 200 games & the 1st to appear in 1,000 games.

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Joe Williams


Joe Williams pitcher

Joe Williams debuted in the Negro Leagues in 1905 and won 115 games in his first 5 seasons. He was never allowed to play in the big leagues.

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Vic Willis


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Vic Willis was the last to throw a no-hitter during the 1800s. He holds the post-1900 record for complete games (46) & losses (29) in a season.

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Early Wynn


Early Wynn Senators

Early Wynn won exactly 300 games despite missing all of 1945 and a portion of 1946 while serving in the United States Army during WWII.

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Cy Young


Cy Young

Cy Young remains #1 in MLB history in games started, innings, complete games, wins, & losses. His 511 victories are 94 more than #2 on the list.

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

~Jacques Barzun, 1954