Baby Doll Jacobson
From 1919-1926, only Hall of Famers Sam Rice, Rogers Hornsby, Harry Heilmann, George Sisler, & Ty Cobb had more hits than Baby Doll Jacobson.
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From 1919-1926, only Hall of Famers Sam Rice, Rogers Hornsby, Harry Heilmann, George Sisler, & Ty Cobb had more hits than Baby Doll Jacobson.
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A three-time World Series champ, six-time All Star, and three-time 20-game winner, Vida Blue is a former Cy Young Award winner and AL MVP.
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An All Star 5 consecutive seasons starting in 1950, Ferris Fain won back-to-back batting championships in ’51 & ’52; his .424 on-base % ranks 15th all time.
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Cy Young Award winner, 3-time All Star, & 2-time 20-game winner Jim Perry has 215 victories and is in the Twins Hall of Fame.
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When 2005 Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colón won his 246th game he passed Dennis Martinez for the most wins by a Latin American pitcher.
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Freddie Fitzsimmons won 217 games while pitching in the hitters’ era of the 1920s and 30s; he posted 16 or more wins in seven different seasons.
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In 1944 Bill Nicholson led the NL in runs, HR, RBI, total bases & became the 4th in MLB history to receive an intentional walk with the bases loaded.
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Wally Schang won four rings with three different teams and has a higher career WAR than Thurman Munson, Buster Posey, and Jorge Posada.
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Only 8 Hall of Fame managers have more wins than Dusty Baker; as a player he was an All Star, Silver Slugger, Gold Glover, and World Series champion.
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The 1972 World Series Most Valuable Player, Gene Tenace has four rings, 4 homers, 12 RBI, and a .405 on-base percentage in Fall Classic play.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954