Baseball Finest

Happy Birthday Lee! Lee Arthur Smith was born on December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, Louisiana. HOF, 7x All-Star, 3x Rolaids Relief, 4x SV Leader. 71-92 W-L, 3.03 ERA, 1251 SO, 478 SV. Lee Smith and his teams:     Chicago Cubs,  Boston Red Sox,  St. Louis Cardinals,  New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles,  California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos.

Happy Birthday Lew! Selva Lewis Burdette was born on November 22, 1926 in Nitro, West Virginia. 3x All-Star, WS MVP, Wins Leader, ERA Leader, W-L% Leader, GS Leader, CG Leader, 2x SHO Leader, Innings Leader. 203-144 W-L, 3.66 ERA, 1074 SO, 32 SV. Lew Burdette and his teams:     New York Yankees, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels.

  Happy Birthday, Mr. October! Reginald Martinez Jackson was born on May 18, 1946 in Albington, Pennsylvania. HOF, 14x All-Star, MVP, 2x WS MVP, 2x SS, 5x WS Rings, 4x HR Leader, RBI Leader, 2x Runs Leader, 3x SLG Leader, 2x OPS Leader. .262 AVG, 563 HR, 1702 RBI, 228 SB, 2584 Hits Reggie Jackson and his teams: Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and California Angels, 

    Happy Birthday, Frank! Frank Robinson was born on August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas. HOF, 14x All-Star, 2x MVP, WS MVP, AS MVP, ROY, GG, Manager of the Year, Triple Crown, Batting Titles, 3x Runs Leader, Doubles Leader, HR Leader, RBI Leader, 2x OBP Leader, 4x SLG Leader, 4x OPS Leader. As Manager: 1065-1176 W-L, .475 W-L .294 AVG, 586 HR, 1.812 RBI, 204 SB, 2,943 Hits Frank Robinson and his teams: As Player: Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels,  Cleveland Indians  As Manager: Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals

Jim Piersall "Jimmy" Positions : Center Fielder Full Name : James Anthony Piersall Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA Died: June 3, 2017 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA Organizations : Boston Red Sox (8), Los Angeles / California Angels (5), Cleveland Indians (3), Washington Senators (2), New York Mets (1) JIM PIERSALL' WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star:  2 (1954, 1956) Gold Gloves:  2 (1958, 1961) BATTING 2B Leader:  1 (1956) Games Leader:  1 (1956) FIELDING Def. Games as CF:  2  (1956, 1957) Assists as CF:  1 (1957)  Double Plays Turned as CF:  2 (1958, 1961) Def. Games as RF: 1 (1953) PO as RF: 1 (1953) Double Plays Turned as RF: 1 (1953) Def. Games as OF:  1 (1956) PO as OF:  2 (1956, 1957) Double Plays Turned as OF:   1 (1953) Fielding % as CF: 5 (1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962) Fielding % as OF: 3 (1956, 1961, 1962) WHO? The "Jimmy" was an American former baseball center fielder. He was best known fo

Happy Birthday, Groove! Don Edward Baylor was born on June 28, 1949 in Austin, Texas. All-Star, MVP, 3x SS, Manager of the Year, RBI Leader, Runs Leader, Games Leader.  .260 AVG, 338 HR, 1.276 RBI, 285 SB, 2.135 Hits. As manager: 627-689 W-L, .476 W-L Don Baylor and his teams:   Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins