Jim Kaat
Jim Kaat has Cooperstown-worthy numbers: 283 career wins, 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards, 4 league championships, and a World Series ring.
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Jim Kaat has Cooperstown-worthy numbers: 283 career wins, 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards, 4 league championships, and a World Series ring.
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Tom Kelly guided the Twins to the World Series in ’87 & ’91. Only 23 managers have won more than one World Series title, 14 are in the Hall.
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When his #1 was retired by the Yanks Billy Martin said, “I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I am the proudest.”
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Jack Morris dominated the Majors in the 1980s — starting the most games, pitching the most innings, and recording the most wins.
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The 1964 American League Rookie of the Year, Tony Oliva was an eight-time All Star, three-time batting champ, and a Gold Glove winner.
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A nine-time All Star, and three-time World Series champion, David Ortiz is MLB’s All Time leader in hits, homers, and RBI by a designated hitter.
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At the time of his retirement, only five players hit more homers than Jim Thome; he finished with 612 homers, 1,699 RBI and a .402 OBP.
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Luis Tiant appeared on the writers’ ballot 15 times, gaining as much as 30.9% of the vote. He was voted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Dave Winfield was drafted by the MLB San Diego Padres, the NBA Atlanta Hawks, the ABA Utah Stars, and the NFL Minnesota Vikings.
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Kirby Puckett played all twelve of his big league seasons in Minnesota and retired as the Twins’ All Time leader in hits, runs, doubles, and total bases.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954