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If there was a day Maikel went without playing Baseball growing up in the Dominican, he doesn't remember it. He spent countless hours honing his game with brothers and cousins in the sandlots, transforming into an elite power hitter. It all paid off in September 2014, when Franco debuted at the youngest Phillies position player in 14 years.
2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Set (Baseball)
No one on the quick-hook 2021 Rays qualified for the ERA title, but Shane led the AL East Division champs with 25 starts, 10 wins, and 141 whiffs as a rookie.
Tug has become the NL's premier left-handed relief specialist. Named to NL 1972 All-Star squad, Tug entered game in 9th and was credited with 4-3 10-inning triumph.
Tug hit his first Major League homer vs. Expos 9-18-71.
2023 Topps Heritage Set (Baseball)
Starting NL shortstop in 2023 MLB All-Star Game. Hit .294 in first half with fifth-best Outs Above Average. Walk-off single vs. Padres, 4-6-23.
Orlando was a top 10 MLB prospect.
2008 Upper Deck Timeline Set (Baseball)
Clippard, who won his MLB debut on 5/20/07 by holding the Mets to three hits and one run in six innings at Shea Stadium, shifted from the Yankees to the Nationals in 2008. His first Washington win came at Seattle on 6/14.
2014 Topps Heritage Set (Baseball)
Alcides' defense seems almost perfect at times, and in 2013, his ability to steal bases was nothing short. Nobody threw him out in 22 attempts - a Royals season record of perfection.
Alcides made just 2 errors after the MLB All-Star game.
John was traded to Philadelphia just prior to the opening of the 1960 campaign. He became one of the workhorses of the Phillies' staff.
John was married before he played professional ball. He was 17. He got a lot of bad breaks during the 1960 campaign.
The veteran righthander is being counted upon for late inning relief for the Angels. Lou has pitched 33 major league shutouts.
MAY 14: Pitches 5 scoreless innings in relief to top Orioles 2-1. MAY 23: 4 hits Chicago in 16-0 win. Has perfect game going until 6th. JULY 25: Dazzles Bosox hitters with knuckler to win 3-0 on 4 hits. AUG. 11: Buddy sets new K.C. season win mark with 13th victory vs. Cleve.
Buddy beat the Orioles five straight times last season
2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Set (Baseball)
An anomaly as a 6-foot-7, 220-pound shortstop, Oneil was a 2021 Double-A Northeast All-Star in advance of a brief-but loud (3-for-9, HR) Pirates debut.
2022 Topps Archives Set (Baseball)
Lucius became the ninth Bahamian-born player to appear in an MLB game.
2024 Topps Heritage Set (Baseball)
Stuart hit an inside-the-park roundtripper, 8-8-23. He thus became the first to wear the Club's Viking helmet on a hit that didn't leave the yard. Hit .367 in a 10-game May stretch.
What MVP did the Reds get from the Giants in 1971? George Foster.
Bill was a key reason for the Reds' pennant bid last year. The youngster came to the majors with just one season of minor league ball under his belt. Staying cool in tense situations, the 20 year old southpaw was a big man in the Cincinnati bullpen. Cincinnati scouts had kept an eye on Bill since his high school days, when the lefthander raised eyebrows by pitching three no-hitters.
Bill starred in football in high school.
A clever receiver, Stan knows the weaknesses of every good hitter in the League. In addition he is a tough man for pitchers to face in tight situations. Traded to Milwaukee Braves in March.
Stan once led the N.L. in D.P.s for catchers.
Having missed more than two-thirds of Angels games since 2021 with injuries, Anthony is healthy again and raring to return to the player who has received League MVP votes in five different seasons.
Joining the Twins last June, Jim won 11 games for Minnesota in '64.
Jim was his league's winningest pitcher in 1954 and 1955.
MAY 1: One hitter beats Red Sox 1-0. MAY 27: Wins 7th straight game. JULY 17: Hurls 2 hitter against N.Y. AUG. 13: Posts second straight shut- out with 3 hit triumph over Detroit. SEPT. 12: Wins 20th game of season. SEPT. 22: Early's victory brings A.L. pennant to Chicago OCT. 1: Series Game #1, beat L.A. 11-0.
Early was a twenty game winner for the 5th time last year
Leading the NL with 126 RBI's last year, the Philadelphia Phils' outfielder clouted 31 homers and hit .311.
First hit the majors with the Browns in 1939. Remained with them through 1947, with 3 years out for the armed forces. Traded to the Cleveland Indians in April 1948. With them for 2 seasons. Divided the earlier part of the 1950 campaign between San Diego and Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League. With Pittsburgh Pirates rest of season, hitting .206 for 40 games. Now back with the Browns.
2014 Topps Gypsy Queen Set (Baseball)
He didn't repeat his Triple Crown in 2013, but Miguel was the first righty hitter in either League since Rogers Hornsby to take three straight batting titles.
2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Set (Baseball)
With "only" 21 homers in 2021, Lourdes ranked just seventh on his own team, but he created his run production by topping the AL in AVG with RISP (.368).
The one-time winner of the A. L. ERA title. Hank made a fine comeback last season. The lefty hurled a no-hitter in the minors in '52.
Hank pitched 3 innings in the '62 All-Star game
The 26-year-old first baseman joined the Senators in the deal that brought Frank Howard from L. A. to Washington. In the minors Dick earned quite a reputation for himself. He was the California League's home run champion and RBI leader in 1961. Dick twice led his circuit in putouts while in the Dodger farm chain.
Don was "Rookie of the Year" in 1961
2024 Topps Heritage Set (Baseball)
In 2023, Isaac became just the third Mexican-born player to hit 15 HRs before the MLB AIL Star Game break. He's among the loop leaders in getting hit by pitches. Isaac's tough to K.
What Mexican-born player has the most HRs? Vinny Castilla, 320.
Shohei is one of only five players to notch at least 40 steals in one season and 200 pitching strikeouts in another. The other four all did so before the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893.
1953 Bowman B&W Set (Baseball)
Andy is a fighting, sturdy catcher, who doesn't let small things like injuries keep him from donning the pads of his profession. He was in 108 games for the Reds in 1952, batting .256. He had 14 home runs. Andy began in baseball in 1940. He spent parts of 1943 and 1944 with the Phils, returning to stick in the majors in 1945. Traded to the Reds in December 1951.
2015 Stadium Club Set (Baseball)
In the first two seasons of his career a not yet 21 year old Gooden was as dominant as any right hander of the live ball era. Pedro Martinez (1999 2000) is the only one ever to have matched his 41 wins, 2.00 ERA and 544 strikeouts in any two season span.
Turk is one of the countless Dodger farmhands the Cubs claimed from the minors. They drafted him from Montreal after he posted a 13-9 mark there in 1950. After six se sons in the NL, he's a tough customer for hitters.
Turk worked the most innings in the league last season! He seems to have found as a fireman!
Won 21, while losing 8, in 1950. Percentage (.724) was best in League. Earned run average, 3.99. Starred in World Series. Has had 3 com- plete seasons with Yankees- 1948, 1949, 1950. Won 19 games in 1948 and 21 in 1949. Had two flings with team before 1948, but divided time between majors and minors. Really hit his stride on joining majors to stick. Spent 3 years in service.
2023 Topps Update "Update Series" (Baseball)
Senga rode out some early turbulence on April 2, 2023, to finish with an exceptional - and victorious - Mets debut. Leading his team to a 5-1 triumph at Miami, Kodai allowed just one run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked three, retiring 15 of the last 17 men he faced.
2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Set (Baseball)
Combining his 2021 output in the Majors, Minors and Arizona Fall League, Lars popped 16 homers in only 296 at-bats. He had a walk-off hit in St. Louis.
In 67 games for the Pirates in 1950. Batted .203. Began in the Appalachian League in 1941. On baseball's voluntary retired list in 1942. Spent next 3 seasons in the service. Back on the diamond in 1946. Divided year between Charleston and Burlington. With Pirates' Indianapolis farm team, 1948 and part of 1949. Called up by the Pirates in 1949. Appeared in 73 games for them, hitting .322.
2024 Topps Archives Set (Baseball)
Tyler was promoted early in 2024 after a red-hot stretch in Triple-A. He was MLB Pipeline's No. 42 overall prospect. Tyler's father, Canadian sportscaster Rod Black, called play-by-play for his son's second big-league hit. "And there's a base hit to right field from my boy. Tyler Black," dad said.
All the talk surrounding Nolan was the expediency in which he made the big- league roster 40 days after he was drafted and the frequency with which he got on base. Those are impressive traits, for sure, but Schanuel flipped the narrative in his sophomore season by turning a bunch of those base knocks from his first season in 2023 into roundtrippers.
After a season and a half with the Redlegs, Alex rejoins his old teammates this year. A slick fielder, he can perform at almost every infield slot with ease.
Alex likes to go fishing when he's not on the diamond.
2023 Stadium Club Set (Baseball)
Dale mustered a nine-year run from 1982-90 during which he averaged 32 home runs, and won two NL MVP Awards, five fielding prizes and four Silver Sluggers, while missing an average of only three games per season. He is a member of four different Halls of Fame.