Alvin Dark
The 1948 Rookie of the Year, all star Al Dark finished with 2,089 hits then managed two pennant winners and one World Championship team.
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The 1948 Rookie of the Year, all star Al Dark finished with 2,089 hits then managed two pennant winners and one World Championship team.
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Harold Baines batted .300 in eight different seasons and .324 in 31 career post-season games. He finished with 2,866 hits in his 22-year career.
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Mark McGwire had two separate runs of 6 straight All Star appearances. The 1987 Rookie of the Year won three Silver Sluggers & a Gold Glove.
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Jose Canseco is a former Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player with 462 career homers. Should he receive Hall of Fame consideration?
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Frank Thomas is the only MLB player with seven consecutive seasons of 100+ RBI, 100+ walks, 20 homers and a .300 batting average.
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Ed Charles was depicted in the Jackie Robinson biopic 42. Robinson served as inspiration for Charles for Major League Baseball & beyond.
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Doc Cramer retired as baseball’s all-time leader in outfield putouts and in games played by a centerfielder. He also tallied 2,705 career hits.
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An All Star in 1967, Al Downing won 20 games in 1971 and was named NL Comeback Player of the Year. He also gave up Hank Aaron’s 715th HR.
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A strong proponent of the designated hitter rule, Charlie Finley ruled the Athletics from 1960-81 and saw his teams win three World Series titles.
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Called “perhaps the best ever” defensive first baseman by Bill James, Charlie Grimm had 2,299 hits and three pennants as a manager of the Cubs.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954