Heinie Manush
Heinie Manush, Hall of Fame class of 1964, had a 17-year big league career that produced 2,524 hits and a .330 lifetime average.
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Heinie Manush, Hall of Fame class of 1964, had a 17-year big league career that produced 2,524 hits and a .330 lifetime average.
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Walter Johnson was the only member of the 3,000 strikeout club for more than 50 years; he’s still first in career shutouts & second in wins.
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Harmon Killebrew hit 573 homers; at his retirement it was the most by a right-hander in AL history & the 2nd-most in the AL behind Babe Ruth.
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Lefty Gomez was selected to play in the inaugural All Star game in 1933, starting a string of appearances in 7 consecutive Mid-Summer Classics.
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With eleven seasons of at least 100 RBI and a lifetime .316 lifetime average, Leon “Goose” Goslin was one of the most feared hitters of his day.
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The first skipper of the Yankees, Clark Griffith won 237-games and is the only person to serve 20+ years as an MLB player, manager, and owner.
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In 1924 Bucky Harris became the Senators player-manager. That same season at 27, “The Boy Wonder” led them to their only WS title in DC.
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A lifetime .281 hitter, Rick Ferrell struck out only 277 times while walking 931 times in more than 7,000 plate appearances in 18 seasons.
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Joe Cronin played, managed and served as general manager, American League President, and on the Hall of Fame’s board of directors.
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The oldest of five brothers to play in the big leagues, Ed Delahanty was the first player in Major League history to hit over .400 three times.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954