Baseball Finest

Happy Birthday, Dave! David Francis Dravecky was born on February 14, 1956 in Youngstown, Ohio. All-Star. 64-57 W-L, 3.13 ERA, 558 SO, 10 SV. Dave Dravecky and his teams:   San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. 

    DAVE KINGMAN "King Kong" Positions : Leftfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman Full Name : David Arthur Kingman Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : December 21, 1948 in Pendleton, Oregon, USA Organizations :  New York Mets (6), San Francisco Giants (4), Chicago Cubs (3), Oakland Athletics (3), San Diego Padres (1), California Angels (1), New York Yankees (1) DAVE KINGMAN'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star:  3 (1976, 1979, 1980) Comeback of the Year:  1 (1984) DH of the Year:  1 (1984) BATTING HR Leader:  2 (1979, 1982) SLG Leader:  1 (1979) OPS Leader:  1 (1979)   FACTS: Dave Kingman (6'6'') was a power hitter, known for his long home runs (he hit one measured at over 550 feet in 1979). At the moment of his retirement he ranked 16th in career HR (442) He stroke out frequently (3-time NL leader, and his 1816 career SO were the 4th-highest in MLB history at the time of his retirement), resulting in low AVG and OBP.  He started his career as OF a

ANDRÉS GALARRAGA  (1B) FROM VENEZUELA 🇻🇪  SOME OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS 5x All-Star 2x Gold Glove Award 2x Silver Slugger Batting Title HR Leader 2x RBI Leader 2334 Hits  399 HR PLAYED FOR: Montreal Expos (1985 - 1991, 2002) St. Louis Cardinals  (1992) Colorado Rockies (1993 - 1997) Atlanta Braves (1998 - 2000) Texas Rangers (2001) San Francisco Giants (2001, 2003) Anaheim Angels (2004)

Happy Birthday, O.C.! Orlando Luis Cabrera was born on November 2 1974 in Cartagena, Colombia. 2x GG, 2x Games Leader, diverse defensive leaderships. .272 AVG, 123 HR, 854 RBI, 216 SB, 2055 Hits. Orlando Cabrera and his teams:               Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians (no card found),  San Francisco Giants 

    Happy Birthday, Quiz! Dan Raymond Quisenberry was born on February 7, 1953 in Leawood, Kansas. 3x All-Star, 5x Rolaids Relief, 5x SV Leader, 3x Games Leader. 56-46 W-L, 2.76 ERA, 379 SO, 244 SV Dan Quisenberry and his teams: Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants

  Orlando Cepeda "Peruchin" 1961 - Team: San Francisco Giants (80-74). 3rd in NL. - Honors: All-Star - Stat Leaderships: HR, RBI

  Happy Birthday, Lefty! Steven Norman Carlton was born on December 22, 1944 in Miami, Florida. HOF, 10x All-Star, 4x Cy Young, GG, Triple Crown, 4x Wins Leader, ERA Leader, 5x SO Leader, W-L% Leader, 4x GS Leader, 3x CG Leader, SHO Leader, 5x Innings Leader,  329-244 W-L, 3.22 ERA, 3.031 SO, 2 SV Steve Carlton and his teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, CLeveland Indians and Minnesota Twins  

    Happy Birthday, Matt! Matthew Derrick Williams was born on November 28, 1965 in Bishop, California. 5x All-Star, 4x GG, 4x SS, Manager of the Year, HR Leader, RBI Leader. As Manager: 179-145 W-L, .552 W-L .268 AVG, 378 HR, 1.218 RBI, 53 SB, 1.878 Hits Matt Williams and his teams: As Player: San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks  As Manager: Washington Nationals

    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