Baseball Finest

Happy Birthday, Big Cat! Andres Jose Galarraga was born on July 18, 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela. 5x All-Star, 2x GG, 2x SS, Batting Title, HR Leader, 2x RBI Leader, Hits Leader, Doubles Leader, several defensive leaderships. .288 AVG, 399 HR, 1425 RBI, 128 SB, 2333 Hits. Andres Galarraga and his teams:         Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, Anaheim Angels (no card found)

Happy Birthday, Charlie! Charles Dewayne Hayes was born on May 29, 1965 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Doubles Leader, Putouts as 3B Leader, Assists as 3B Leader, Double Plays Turned as 3B Leader. .262 AVG, 144 HR, 740 RBI, 47 SB, 1379 Hits. Charlie Hayes and his teams:            San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies,  New  York Yankees,  Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros (no card found)

Happy Birthday, Herbie! Kent Allen Hrbek was born on May 21, 1960 in Bloomington, Minnesota. All-Star, Double Plays turned as 1B leader, Fielding % as 1B leader. .282 AVG, 293 HR, 1086 RBI, 37 SB, 1749 Hits. Kent Hrbek and his team: Minnesota Twins 

  Happy Birthday, Presidente! Jose Dennis Martinez was born on May 14, 1954 in Granada, Nicaragua. 4x All-Star, Wins Leader, ERA Leader, GS Leader, 2x CG Leader, SHO Leader, Innings Leader, some defensive leaderships. 245-193 W-L, 3.70 ERA, 2149 SO, 8 SV. Dennis Martinez and his teams:       Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves.

Happy Birthday, Mechanical Man! Charles Leonard Gehringer was born on May 11, 1903 in Fowlerville, Michigan. HOF, 6x All-Star, MVP, Batting Title, SB leader, 4x Games leader, 2x Runs leader, 2x Hits leader, 2x Doubles leader, Triples leader, several defensive leaderships. .320 AVG, 184 HR, 1427 RBI, 181 SB, 2839 Hits. Charlie Gehringer and his team: Detroit Tigers 

  Happy Birthday, Mike! Miguel Ángel Cuéllar was born on May 8, 1937 in Las Villas, Cuba. 4x All-Star, Cy Young, Wins Leader, GS Leader, CG Leader, 2x W-L% Leader. 185-130 W-L, 3.14 ERA, 1632 SO, 11 SV. Mike Cuellar and his teams:         Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels.

Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera - Albert Pujols: 10x All-Star, 3x MVP, NLCS MVP, ROY, 2x GG, 6x SS, 3x ML POY, Batting Title, 2x HR Leader, RBI Leader, 5x Runs Leader, Hits Leader, Doubles Leader, OBP Leader, 3x SLG Leader, 3x OPS Leader, several defensive leaderships, 3308 Hits, 681 HR, 2154 RBI. - Miguel Cabrera: 11x All-Star, 2x MVP, Triple Crown, 7x SS, ML POY, 4x Batting Title, 2x HR Leader, 2x RBI Leader, Games Leader, 2x Doubles Leader, 4x OBP Leader, 2x SLG Leader, 2x OPS Leader, some defensive leaderships, 3002 Hits, 502 HR, 1809 RBI.

Happy Birthday, Hunter! Hunter Andrew Pence was born on April 13, 1983 in Fort Worth, Texas. 4x All-Star, 2x Games Leader, AB Leader, several defensive leaderships. .279 AVG, 244 HR, 942 RBI, 120 SB, 1791 Hits. Hunter Pence and his teams:         Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers.

Happy Birthday, Quilvio! Quilvio Alberto Veras was born on April 3, 1971 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. SB Leader. .270 AVG, 32 HR, 239 RBI, 183 SB, 759 Hits. Quilvio Veras and his teams:     Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves.

Happy Birthday, Ferris! Ferris Roy Fain was born on March 29, 1921 in San Antonio, Texas. 5x All-Star, 2x Batting Title, Doubles Leader, OBP Leader, 5x Assists as 1B Leader, 2x Double Plays Turned as 1B Leader. .290 AVG, 48 HR, 570 RBI, 46 SB, 1139 Hits. Ferris Fain and his teams:       Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians (no card found)