Jesse Orosco
Former All Star Jesse Orosco pitched in an MLB-record 1,252 games during his 24-year big league career that spanned from 1979-2003.
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Former All Star Jesse Orosco pitched in an MLB-record 1,252 games during his 24-year big league career that spanned from 1979-2003.
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Former All Star Brett Butler led the league in singles and triples four times each; he finished his career with 558 steals, a .290 career average, and 2,375 hits.
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The AL MVP in 2000, Jason Giambi finished his career with 2,010 hits, 440 homers, 1,441 RBI, a .399 on-base percentage, and a .516 slugging mark.
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Second baseman Bill Wambsganss turned the only unassisted triple play in World Series history to help the Indians win their first title in 1920.
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In 1920 Elmer Smith helped the Indians win their first championship by hitting the first grand slam in World Series history off of Hall of Fame pitcher Burleigh Grimes.
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In 1913 23-year-old Yankee captain Roger Peckinpaugh was named manager of the team when Frank Chance was fired; in 1925 he was the AL MVP for Senators.
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Nicknamed “The Barber”, Sal Maglie has a career 127 ERA+ that equals Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver and is better than many Hall of Fame hurlers.
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As part of the Indians’ starting rotation “Big Four” with Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, and Early Wynn, Mike Garcia won 104 games from 1949-1954.
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Bobby Bonds and son Barry share the record with 5 seasons of 30 homers and 30 steals; Bobby was first to total at least 300 homers & 400 steals in a career.
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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.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954