Tim Hudson


Tim Hudson

A four-time All Star with three different teams, Tim Hudson finished in the top-6 in Cy Young balloting four times on his way to 222 career wins.

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Larry Gardner


Larry Gardner

Four-time champion and 2000 inductee to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame Larry Gardner claimed the first walk-off in World Series history in 1912. 

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Dave Stewart


Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart won at least 20 games each season from 1987-1990, was the 1989 World Series MVP, and a three-time Fall Classic champion. 

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Jon Lester


Jon Lester

Jon Lester set an MLB record by starting the opening game in 12 playoff series; the 200-game winner has a career 1.77 ERA in six World Series appearances.

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Felipe Alou


Felipe Alou

Felipe Alou, Frank Robinson, and Joe Torre are the only three men in baseball history to have 2,000 hits, 200 home runs, and 1,000 managerial wins.

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Bullet Joe Bush


Bullet Joe Bush

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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Sal Bando


Sal Bando

As captain of the Oakland Athletics from 1969-1976 three-time World Series champ Sal Bando received MVP votes in 7 seasons and finished in the top-4 three times.

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Bob Shawkey


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While on furlough from WWI military service in 1918, Bob Shawkey shut out the Senators in Washington D.C. on the Fourth of July; he later helped the Yankees win 4 pennants.

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Eddie Rommel


Eddie Rommel

Known as “The Father of the Knuckleball”, Eddie Rommel had a winning percentage that is higher than 35 Hall of Famer hurlers; he also had a 22-year AL umpiring career.

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Ryne Duren


Ryne Duren

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

~Jacques Barzun, 1954