The Greatest Rightfielders in AL history by team

Baltimore Orioles: Frank Robinson (1966-71)
Boston Red Sox: Dwight Evans (1972-90)
New York Yankees: Babe Ruth (1920-34)
Tampa Bay Rays: Matt  Joyce (2009-14)
Toronto Blue Jays: Jose Bautista (2008-Present)
Chicago White Sox: Harold Baines (1980-89; 1996-7; 2000-01)
Cleveland Indians: Manny Ramirez (1993-2000)
Detroit Tigers: Al Kaline (1953-74)
Kansas City Royals: Jermaine Dye (1997-2001)
Minnesota Twins: Sam Rice (via Washington) (1915-33)
Houston Astros: Terry Puhl (1977-90)
Los Angeles Angels: Tim Salmon (1992-2006)
Oakland A's: Reggie Jackson (1967-75; 1987)
Seattle Mariners: Ichiro Suzuki (2001-12)
Texas Rangers: Juan Gonzalez (1989-99; 2002-03)

Bob Welch timeline

Born: November 3, 1956
1974: Drafted by Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
1974-7: Eastern Michigan University
1976: EMU loses College Baseball Championship Game
1977: Drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers
Debut: June 20, 1978 (Dodgers)
1978: Dodgers win Pennant
1978: Struck out Reggie Jackson in epic World Series battle
1980: Pitched 27 batter 1-hitter vs. Braves
1981: Dodgers win World Series
1983: Dodgers win NL West
1985: Dodgers win NL West
1987: Traded to Oakland A's
1988: A's win Pennant
1989: A's win World Series
1989: Earthquake delays World Series
1990: A's win Pennant
1990: Cy Young
1990: TSN Pitcher of the Year
1990: 27-6, 2.95, 238 IP
1992: A's win AL West
1994: Retired
2000: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (0.2% of vote)
2001: Dbacks pitching coach
2001: Dbacks win World Series
2014: Died

Accomplishments:
3x World Champion
1990 Cy Young
1990 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1990: 27-6
2x All Star
2x Player of the Week
211-146
3.47
506 games-462 Starts
61 CG
28 SHO
3,092 IP
8 saves
1,969 Strikeouts
1.270 WHIP
15+ Wins: 6x
27 wins (led league): 1990
Sub 3.00 ERA: 3x
200+ IP: 9x
1.052 WHIP (1985)
Led league in Win % (.818): 1990
Led league in GS (35): 1991
Led league in  SHO (4): 1987
Postseason: 3-3, 4.56, 17 Games-9 Starts, 2 Saves, 49.1 IP, 41 Strikeouts, 1.662 WHIP (13 Series)

Paul Blair: Baltimore Orioles timeline

Born: February 1, 1944

1961: Signed by New York Mets

1962: Drafted by Baltimore Orioles from Mets

Debut: September 4, 1964 (Orioles)

1966: O's win World Series

1966: Homered in 1-0 win in Game 3 World Series

1966: Robbed Jim Lefebvre of a game tying home run in Game 4

1969: .285, 26 HR, 76 RBI, 20 SB, 32 doubles, 102 runs, .804 OPS, All Star, Gold Glove 1969: O's win Pennant

1970: Broke nose in beaning

1970: O's win World Series

1971: O's win Pennant

1973-74: O's win AL East

1977: Traded to New York Yankees

1977: Replaced Reggie Jackson in the middle of an inning in infamous game at Fenway Park

1977-78: Yanks win World Series

1979: Signed by Reds

1980: Signed by Yankees

1980: Retired

1981: Yankee coach

1982: Fordham Baseball Coach (14-19 record)

1983-5: Astros instructor 1995: Managed in independent league (12-52 record)

1998-2002: Coppin State College Baseball coach (30-185 record)

2013: Died


Accomplishments:
4x World Champ

8x Gold Glove winner

2x All Star

.250

134 HR

620 RBI

776 Runs

1513 Hits

.684 OPS

102 runs (1969)

32 doubles (1969)

Led league in triples (12): 1967

26 HR (1969)

20+ SB: 3x

Led league in SH (13): 1969

Postseason: .260, 3 HR, 15 RBI, .684 OPS (13 Series)

George Weiss: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: June 23, 1895

1913: Attended Yale

1915: Founded New Haven MaxFeds in Colonial League

1919: Purchased New Haven's Eastern League franchise & named them the Profs

1919-29: Ran the Profs

1930-1: Ran the Baltimore Orioles of the International League

1932-47: Created and ran New York Yankee farm system

1947-60: Yankee GM

1961-6: New York Mets President and GM

1966: Passed on drafting Reggie Jackson because Jackson was black.

1971: Elected to HOF

Died: 1972

Accomplishments:

Created Yankee farm system

14x World Champion

4x Executive of the Year

Thurman Munson: Timeline

Born: June 7, 1947

1965-67: Attended Kent State (teammate of Steve Stone)

1967: Played in Cape Cod League

1968: Drafted by the New York Yankees

Debut: August 8, 1969 (Yankees)

1970: Won Rookie of the Year (.302 average)

1971: Committed only 1 error all season and that occurred after he was knocked out

1973: Fight with Fisk

1976: Named Yankee Captain (first since Lou Gehrig)

1976: AL MVP

1976: Yankees won pennant and lost the WS to the Reds (Munson hit .529)

1976: Controversy over Sparky Anderson’s comments about embarrassing Munson by comparing him the Johnny Bench.

1977: Hit .308 with 100 RBIs making him the first catcher to do so for three consecutive years since Bill Dickey.

1977: Bronx Zoo: Feud with Reggie Jackson

1977: Yankees win World Series (Munson hit .320 with one home run and three RBI)

1978: Yanks come back from 14 games down to win the AL East in Game 163

1978: Yankees win World Series (Munson hit .320 with 7 RBI)

Died: August 1, 1979 (plane crash)

August 2: Yanks honor Munson in pregame ceremony

August 6: Entire team attends funeral; Bobby Mercer delivers eulogy

August 6, 1979: The Thurman Munson Game: Bobby Mercer drives in all five runs in New York’s 5-4 victory over Baltimore.

1980: Plaque honoring Munson is dedicated (his number was retired immediately after his death)

Accomplishments:
First Yankee Captain since Lou Gehrig

2x World Champion

1970 ROY

1976 AL MVP

7x All Star

3x Gold Glove

1 error in 1971

.292 career hitter

Hit .300+: 5x (11 seasons)

1558 career hits

Led league 151 singles (1975)

113 career home runs

20 HR (1973)

701 RBI

100+ RBI: 3x

.357 career postseason hitter with 3 HR and 22 RBI (30 games)

Top 10 Right Fielders of All Time

Not in any order...other than Ruth is #1. Ichiro is probably the most glaring omission.

Babe Ruth

Hank Aaron

Al Kaline

Roberto Clemente

Sam Crawford

Mel Ott

Reggie Jackson

Frank Robinson

Paul Waner

Dave Winfield

Top 10 New York Yankees Moments

Ruth christens Yankee Stadium (April 18, 1923): Babe Ruth opened Yankee Stadium with the ballpark’s first home run. Yanks win 4-1.


Ruth’s called shot (October 1, 1932 World Series Game 3): The Cubs were riding Ruth when he allegedly called his shot in the fifth inning. Video footage of the event definitely shows Ruth exchanging words with the Cub bench. However, there is no definitive evidence of Ruth calling the home run.

Lou Gehrig’s speech (July 4, 1939): The Yankees declared July 4, 1939 “Lou Gehrig Day” at Yankee Stadium. The doomed player addressed a crowd of 62,000 fans and proclaimed his belief that he was “the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”

Joe DiMaggio’s 56 Game Hitting Streak (1941): It began on May 15 and did not end until July 17. DiMaggio got a hit in every single game for two months. That’s insane.

Billy Martin’s catch (October 7, 1952 World Series Game 7): In Game 7 of the 1952 World Series, Billy Martin made an amazing catch which saved the game and the series for the Yankees. Jackie Robinson hit a two-out seventh inning popup which the wind took. Martin desperately raced to make the catch with the bases loaded. The Dodgers failed to score and the Yanks won the game 4-2.

Don Larsen is perfect (October 8, 1956 Game 5): Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history after getting rocked in Game 2. It is the greatest game pitched in postseason history.

Roger Maris hits 61 (1961): Even though it seemed the world was against him, and he lost his hair, Roger Maris did the unthinkable and beat Babe Ruth’s home run record. Some people never forgave Maris for dethroning the Babe. Most people warmed to Maris however and his status has since been elevated because of the allegation of steroid use in the late 90s and early 00s.

Chris Chambliss walk-off (October 14, 1976 Game 5 ALCS): Chambliss sent the Yankees to their first World Series since 1964 with a walk off homer off Kansas City’s Mark Littell.

Reggie! Reggie! Reggie! (October 18, 1977 World Series Game 6): Reggie hits three homers on three pitches to sink LA’s championship hopes. What people don’t remember is Reggie hit a homer in his last at bat in Game 5. So, he hit four straight homers on four straight pitches.

Mr. November (October 31-November 1, 2001 World Series Game 4): Derek Jeter became Mr. November with a 10th inning walk off homer to tie the World Series at two games each.