Catfish Hunter
A five-time World Series champion, Jim “Catfish” Hunter was the first pitcher since 1915 to win 200 games by his 31st birthday.
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A five-time World Series champion, Jim “Catfish” Hunter was the first pitcher since 1915 to win 200 games by his 31st birthday.
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The second MLB pitcher to record 300 saves, Rich “Goose” Gossage pitched in 1,002 games, finished 681 of them and earned 310 career saves.
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The American League leader in strikeouts in each of his first seven seasons, Lefty Grove recorded the AL’s lowest ERA a record nine times.
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Nellie Fox was a 12-time All Star, 1959 AL MVP, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner. His uniformed #2 was retired by the White Sox in 1976.
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Jimmie Foxx hit 30 or more homers in 12 consecutive seasons and had 100+ RBI in 13 straight. He was the second to hit 500 HR after Babe Ruth.
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Rollie Fingers was a three-time World Series Champion, a 7-time All Star, a four-time Rolaids Relief Man of the Year & 1981’s Cy Young and MVP.
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Elmer Flick debuted in 1898, led the National League in runs batted in during 1900, and led the American League in batting average in 1905.
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Though his greatest success came as a closer, Dennis Eckersley started 361 games, pitched a no-hitter, had a 20-win season, and won 197 contests.
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Ty Cobb won 9 consecutive batting crowns and twelve in a 13-year period. His .367 lifetime mark is the best in Major League Baseball history.
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Mickey Cochrane won American League Most Valuable Player Awards with two different teams & finished with a .320 lifetime average.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954