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Thursday, March 1, 2001
Thursday, March 1, 2001 1:23 PM
By baseballtodd
| Pos |
Player |
Birthplace |
Notes |
| 1B |
Willie Stargell |
Earlsboro |
PIT/475 HR, 1540 RBI, ‘79 NL Co-MVP, ‘79 WS |
| 2B |
Johnny Ray |
Chouteau |
PIT, CAL/.290, 1502 H, Led NL Twice in 2B |
| SS |
Alvin Dark |
Comanche |
BOS-N, NY-N, STL-N, CHI-N, PHI-N, MIL-N/.289, 2089 H, ‘54 WS |
| 3B |
Pepper Martin |
Temple |
STL-N/.298, 1227 H, 2X WS Champ, Gas House Gang |
| LF |
Lloyd Waner |
Harrah |
PIT, BOS-N, CIN, PHI-N, BRO/.316, 2459 H, 4X 200 H, 20 3B in ‘29 |
| CF |
Mickey Mantle |
Spavinaw |
NY-A/536 HR, 1509 RBI, 18 WS HR, 3X MVP, ‘56 Triple Crown |
| RF |
Paul Waner |
Harrah |
PIT, BRO, BOS-N, NY-A/.333, 3152 H, 605 2B (62 in ‘32), 8X 200 H |
| C |
Johnny Bench |
Binger |
CIN/389 HR, 1376 RBI, 2X MVP, 2X WS, 10 Gold Gloves |
| RHP |
Allie Reynolds |
Bethany |
CLE, NY-A/182-107, 3.30 ERA, 7-2 In WS, 6X WS, 2 No-Hitters in ‘51 |
| LHP |
Harry Brecheen |
Broken Bow |
STL-N, STL-A/133-92, 2.92 ERA, 2X WS, P Coach 14 Yrs (BAL) |
| RP |
Lindy McDaniel |
Hollis |
STL-N, CHI-N, SF, NY-A, KC/141-119, 3.45 ERA, 172 Saves |
| MGR |
Alvin Dark |
Comanche |
994-954, .510 Win Pct, ‘62 NL Pennant w/SF, ‘74 WS w/OAK |
Bench: Bobby Murcer (OF), Dale Mitchell (OF), Joe Carter (OF), Paul Blair (OF), Harland Clift (3B), “Indian” Bob Johnson (OF), Don Demeter (OF), Fred Patek (SS), Bill Russell (SS), Mickey Tettleton (C), Darrell Porter (C), Cal McLish (P), Tom Sturdivant (P).
(originally published in Baseball Ink Vol. 1, No. 4 – March 2001)
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Friday, December 1, 2000
Friday, December 1, 2000 12:05 AM
By baseballtodd
By Todd Newville
Imagine being a rookie with one of the greatest franchises in professional sports – the New York Yankees. You go on to win the American League’s Rookie of the Year award and the Yankees go on to win the World Series in a thrilling seven-game matchup with the vaunted San Francisco Giants.
Fiction, you may say. However, for former Yankee Tom Tresh, the dream was a reality in which he played a vital role. Tresh is one of only six players to win Rookie of the Year honors and play with a World Series champion in the same season.
Since the Baseball Writers Association of America instituted the Rookie of the Year award in 1947, only Gil McDougald with the Yankees in 1951, Jim Lefebvre with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965, Fernando Valenzuela with the Dodgers in 1981, Chuck Knoblauch with the Minnesota Twins in 1991, and Derek Jeter with the Yankees in 1996 have matched Tresh’s feat.
Tresh, a lifetime .245 hitter in nine years with the Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, hit 153 career home runs, including seasons in which he clouted 25 in 1963, 26 in 1965 and 27 in ‘66.
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Friday, September 1, 2000
Friday, September 1, 2000 8:00 AM
By baseballtodd
By Todd Newville
Former Cardinals Pitcher Harry “The Cat” Brecheen Was A Crafty Lefty For The 1946 World Series Champs
Former left-handed pitcher Harry “The Cat” Brecheen from Ada, Okla., didn’t need much help when he was on the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940s. Brecheen usually helped himself out of jams because he was a crafty moundsman who threw a wicked screwball and handled a slick glove.
Like all cats, there were a few times during Brecheen’s tenure with the Cards when it looked like he would have to spend one of his nine lives to get out of a pickle. However, on one particular occasion, teammate Enos Slaughter made sure that Brecheen wouldn’t have to do that. (more…)
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