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Post by tonyo on Jul 14, 2007 11:38:29 GMT -5
Willie " Say Hey " Mays. Hey he hit 660 " legit " home runs. Could you imagine Willie on roids ? He probably would have had 1,000 !!!
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Post by tonyo on Jul 9, 2007 22:52:02 GMT -5
Chuck Hinton...The expansion Washington Senators of the early 1960's were a horrible club. One of the few stars they had was the talented outfielder Chuck Hinton. Chuck hit the majors in 1961 and stole 22 bases. In 1962 Hinton established himself with a fine season of 17 HR's, 75 RBI's, 28 SB's and a lofty .310 BA.
Chuck would have two more solid seasons with the Senators and then he came to Cleveland in 1965. That was the year the Tribe had the power of Leon " Daddy Wags " Wagner and returning hero Rocky Colavito. " The Rock " led the AL in RBI's that year. The Tribe also had a solid pitching staff with Sam McDowell, Sonny Siebert and Louie Tiant. Hinton chipped in 18 HR's, 54 RBI's and 17 SB's.
Chuck played for the Tribe through 1967. He spent 1968 with the Angels but returned to Cleveland in 1969. As a part time player in 1970 he hit .318 for the Indians. Hinton's eleven year career ended after the 1971 season.
Chuck Hinton had 1,048 major league hits. He had over 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases.
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Post by tonyo on Jul 8, 2007 13:11:49 GMT -5
Mickey Lolich...The David Wells of his time ! He and Denny McLain for the Tigers were the later AL version of Koufax / Drysdale in the NL.
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Post by tonyo on Jul 2, 2007 21:44:51 GMT -5
Harvey " The Kitten " Haddix...Born in Ohio in 1925. Broke into the Majors with the Cards in 1952. He won 20 games in 1953. Played with the Phillies and the Reds. Was with the Pirates from 1959-63. He was 11-10 for the 1960 World Champion Pittsburgh squad. Famous for his " perfect game " that he ended up losing in extra innings. Ended his career in 1965 with the Orioles. He was 136-113 in his career with a 3.63 ERA.
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Post by tonyo on Jun 27, 2007 21:40:20 GMT -5
Monte Irvin...A great, great under rated player. Guys like him and Billy Williams never got their just due.
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Post by tonyo on Jun 27, 2007 17:33:29 GMT -5
Lindy McDaniel...
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Post by tonyo on Jun 21, 2007 23:03:04 GMT -5
Oh my...Trosky, Lemon ...This is great stuff !!!
Ty Cline... Broke in with the Tribe in 1960. Played in 118 games for the Indians in 1962. Went to the NL in 1963. Remained there the rest of his 12 year career. He had two stints with the Braves. He also played for the Cubs, Giants, Expos and Reds. In 1,834 at bats he only hit six home runs. Ty was very, very good on the defensive side of the game.
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Post by tonyo on Jun 16, 2007 19:46:38 GMT -5
AL KALINE...One of my all time favorites. A low key superstar. He could do it all. Thanks for the memories !
Willie Horton...A Kaline teammate in Detroit for many seasons. Excellent power hitter. Also not a bad guy to have on your team if there is a bench brawl.
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Post by tonyo on Jun 14, 2007 19:05:19 GMT -5
Tommie Agee...Broke in with Cleveland in 1962. From 1962 through 1964, Tommie only appeared in 31 games with the Tribe. Agee went to the White Sox in 1965 and became a starter in 1966 stealing 44 bases. Tommie went to the Mets in 1968 and was a major player on the 1969 " Amazin' Mets " , world championship team. Agee finished his career in 1973 with the Astros and the Cards. His career totals...130 HR's, 433 RBI's, 167 stolen bases and a .255 batting average.
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Post by tonyo on Jun 1, 2007 21:28:57 GMT -5
Willie Tasby...At one time considered a good prospect. Broke in with Baltimore in 1958. Became a starter in 1959 with 13 homers and 48 RBI's. Went to Boston early in the 1960 season. He then went to the lowly Washington Senators in 1961 and produced 17 home runs and drove in 63. Willie came to the Indians during the 1962 season and served as a back up outfielder with the Tribe into the 1963 season which was his last in the Majors
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Post by tonyo on Jun 1, 2007 21:16:50 GMT -5
Fred " Wingy " Whitfield...Played nine seasons in the big leagues ( 1962-1970 ). Played 1B for the Indians from 1963-67. In that five year stint he was one of the Tribe's best power hitters banging 93 out of the park. Fred had 108 career dingers and 356 RBI's. His best season was 1965 when he hit 26 round trippers and drove across 90. He also batted .293 that season.
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Post by tonyo on May 30, 2007 18:27:28 GMT -5
Larry Hisle...Broke in with the Phillies in 1968. Went to the Twins in 1973 and had five fairly productive years. In 1977 he hit 28 HR's and drove in 119 while batting .302. Went to the Brewers in 1978. That year he hit 34 homers while driving in 115. Larry also had good speed in his prime stealing a career high 31 in 1976.
Career totals : 166 HR's, 674 RBI's and a .273 Batting average.
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Post by tonyo on May 27, 2007 22:12:01 GMT -5
Rusty Staub...Talk about a border line Hall Of Famer, it's Rusty Staub. He played from 1963 to 1985, 23 seasons. He broke in in 1963 with the lowly Houston Colt 45's. He also played for the Expos, Mets, Tigers and Rangers. He played in 2,951 games and batted 9,720 times. He collected 2,716 hits and scored 1,189 times. He had 292 HR's and drove in 1,466. He ended up with a career .279 average. He had a career high of 30 homers in 1970. He also set a career bench mark of 121 RBI's in 1978. Twelve times he was in the double digits for homers. Three times he drove in over 100 runs.
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Post by tonyo on May 27, 2007 21:45:05 GMT -5
Bobby Richardson...He came up to the Yankees in 1955 and broke in as a starter in 1959. From 1960 thru 1964 he was on five straight AL pennant winners. The Yanks won the World Series in 1961 and 1962. What was Richardson's value to the Yanks during that five year run ?
1960-1 HR, 26 RBI's, .252 AVG., 6 SB, .973 FA and turned 103 Double plays. 1961-3 HR, 49 RBI's, .261 AVG., 9 SB, .978 FA, 136 DP 1962- 8HR, 59 RBI's, .302 AVG.11 SB, .982 FA, 116 DP 1963- 3HR, 48 RBI's, .265 AVG.15 SB, .984 FA, 105 DP 1964-4HR, 50 RBI's, .267 AVG.11 SB, .982 FA, 108 DP
Bobby was a solid team player who could get on base, move a runner, steal a base and hit in the clutch. He was also a very, very good defensive second baseman and a very important part of those great Yankee teams of the early 60's.
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Post by tonyo on May 25, 2007 22:01:05 GMT -5
Floyd Robinson...Played nine years ( 1960-68 ). In a five year stint with the White Sox ( 61-65 ), Floyd hit 60 HR's. Three times he batted over .300. In 1962 he drove in 109 runs.
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