Everyone loves a trophy. In 1960, Topps created an All-Rookie Team from the prior season and the baseball cards of outstanding young players had trophies added to their pictures. There were a pair of National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees on the squad 40 years ago along with several all-stars and most valuable players. The […]
Category: 1970s Baseball History
Two of baseball’s all-time greats joined an exclusive group just two months apart from each other during the 1970 season. Hank Aaron and Willie Mays both became members of the 3,000-hit club as the ninth and 10th players on the list. Aaron hit a single off Cincinnati Reds rookie Wayne Simpson in the second game […]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the initial Major League Baseball free agent draft. The first draft in 1965 had 814 players selected, according The Sporting News Baseball Guide from a year later. Three members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame were selected. Johnny Bench was chosen in the second round by the […]
The American League adopted the designated hitter rule in 1973. The good news for Ken Brett was that the National League did not. Brett had a lifetime batting average of .262 with 10 home runs in his 14-year career. With eight home runs in eight contests, Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates established the major […]