Harmon Killebrew: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1984

Born: June 29, 1936

1954: Signed by Washington Senators

Debut: June 23, 1954 (Senators)

1955: First HR hit at age 18 (vs. Tigers)

1958: Becomes starter for Senators

1960: Surgery for nasal irritation

1961: Senators move to Minnesota

1961: Only 5 hit game of career (June 12)

1962: He and Bob Allison each hit grand slams in same game (first time since 1890)

1962: First to hit ball over left field roof at Tiger Stadium

1963: Only 3 HR Game of career (September 21)

1963: Knee surgery

1965: First player to be elected to All Star Game at 3 positions

1965: Twins win Pennant

1967: Hit longest home run at Metropolitan Stadium (520 feet)

1969: Twins win AL West

1969: AL MVP (.276, 49, 140, 106 Runs, 145 Walks, .427 OBP, .584 SLG, 1.011 OPS)

1970: Twins win AL West

1971: HR in All Star Game in Detroit

1971: Hit 500th home run

1971: Lou Gehrig Award

1975: Signed by Kansas City Royals

1976: Retired

1976-88: Broadcaster

1984: Elected to Hall of Fame (83.1%)

1999: Finalist All Century Team

2011: Died


Accomplishments:
13x All Star

1969 AL MVP

6x HR Champ

500 Homer Club

.256

573 HR

1584 RBI

1283 Runs

2086 Hits

573 HR

1584 RBI

.376 OBP

.509 SLG

.884 OPS

4143 TB

100+ Runs: 2x

20+ HR: 13x

30+ HR: 10x

40+ HR: 7x

100+ RBI: 9x

100+ Walks: 7x

.400 OBP: 4x

.500 SLG: 11x

.606 SLG (1961)

1.010+ OPS: 2x

300+ TB: 6x

Led league in Games (162): 1969

Led League in RBI: 2x

Led league in walks: 4x

Led league in OBP (.427): 1969

Led league in SLG (.555): 1963

Led league in HBP (8): 1964

Led league in SF (8): 1967

Led league in IBB: 3x

Postseason: .250, 3 HR, 6 RBI, .944 OPS (3 Series)

Jim Kaat: timeline

Born: November 7, 1938

1957: Signed by Washington Senators

1957-9: Minor Leagues

Debut: August 2, 1959 (Senators)

1961: Senators move to Minnesota

1963: Pitched shutout and hit home run in 5-0 win

1965: Twins win Pennant

1966: 25-13, 2.75 ERA, 304.2 IP, 205 Strikeouts, 1.070 WHIP, 19CG, 3 SHO

1970: Pitched shutout and hit home run for second time

1970: Twins win AL West

1973: Signed by Chicago White Sox

1975: Traded to Philadelphia Phillies

1976-8: Phillies win NL East

1979: Purchased by New York Yankees

1980: Purchased by St Louis Cardinals

1982: Cardinals win World Series

1983: Retired

1984-5: Reds pitching coach

1986-present: Broadcaster

2003: Dropped off Hall of Fame ballot (26.2% of vote)


Accomplishments:
1982 World Champion

3x All Star

16x Gold Glove

1966 TSN Pitcher of the Year

7x Emmy Winner

283-237

3.45

898 Games-625 Starts

180 CG

31 SHO

4530.1 IP

2461 Strikeouts

1.259 WHIP

15+ Wins: 8x

20+ Wins: 3x

25 wins (1966): Led League

Sub 3 ERA: 4x

10+ CG: 9x

15+ CG: 4x

200+ IP: 14x

250+ IP: 7x

300+ IP: 2x

200+ Strikeouts: 2x

1.070 WHIP (1966)

Led league in GS: 2x

Led league in CG (19): 1966

Led league in IP (304.2): 1966

Led league in HBP: 2x

Postseason: 1-3, 4.01 ERA, 24.2 IP, 10 Strikeouts, 1.541 WHIP (4 Series)

Bucky Harris: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1975

Born: November 8, 1896

1919: Traded to Washington Senators from the International League

Debut: August 28, 1919

1924: Named player-manager of Senators

1924-28: Managed Senators

1924: Senators win World Series

1925: Senators win Pennant

1928: Traded to Detroit Tigers

1929-33: Managed Tigers

Final Game: June 12, 1931

1934: Managed Red Sox

1935-42: Managed Senators

1943: Managed Phillies

1947-48: Managed Yankees

1947: Yankees win World Series

1950-54: Managed Senators again

1955-56: Managed Tigers again

1957-58: Asst GM Boston Red Sox

1959-60: GM Boston Red Sox

1959: Helped integrate the Sox

1960s: Scout for White Sox and Special Assistant for the Washington Senators

1975: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Committee)

1977: Died

Accomplishments:

2x World Champion

Three AL Pennants

2158-2219 record

.493 Win %

90 win seasons: 4x

As a player:

.274

9 HR

508 RBI

167 SB

722 runs

1297 Hits

.706 OPS

Hit .300 (1920)

Led league in HBP: 3x

Led league in SH: 3x

Early Wynn: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1972

Born: January 6, 1920

1936: Suffered injury on punt return; Wynn turned to baseball

1937: Signed with Washington Senators

Debut: September 13, 1939 (Senators)

1948: Traded to the Indians

1954: Indians win Pennant

1957: Traded to the White Sox

1958: Became first pitcher to lead league in strikeouts in consecutive years for two teams

1959: White Sox win Pennant

1959: Won Cy Young Award

1963: Signed by Indians

1963: Earned 300^th win

1963: Retired

1964-66: Indians pitching coach

1967: Became Twins pitching coach

1972: Elected to Hall of Fame (76% of vote)

1977-83: Broadcaster

1999: Died

1999: All-Century Team

Accomplishments:

8x All Star

1959 Cy Young Award

300-244

3.54 ERA

691 games-612 starts

290 CG

49 SHO

4564 IP

2334 Strikeouts

1.329 WHIP

15+ wins: 12x

20+ wins: 5x

Led league in wins: 2x

Sub 3 ERA: 5x

Led league 3.20 ERA (1950)

Led league GS: 5x

10+ CG: 17x

15+ CG: 9x

20+ CG: 3x

200+ IP: 14x

250+ IP: 8x

Led league IP: 3x

Led league in saves (4): 1960

Led league in strikeouts: 2x

Lead league in WHIP (1.250): 1950

Postseason: 1-2, 4.95 ERA, 20 IP, 15 strikeouts, 1.450 WHIP, 4 GS (2 World Series)

Stan Coveleski: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1969

Born: July 13, 1889

1898: Oldest brother died in the Spanish-American War

1901: Worked as a “breaker boy” (72 hours a week-5 cents an hour)

1907: Began semi-pro ball

1909: Signed pro contract in the Tri-State League

1912: Purchased by Philadelphia A’s

Debut: September 10, 1912 (A’s)

1913-1915: Minor Leagues

1915: Traded to Cleveland Indians

1917: One-Hit the Yankees

1918: Pitched 19 innings against the Yankees (won 3-2)

1920: Spitball banned, but Coveleski was grandfathered in

1920: Won 3 games in World Series

1920: Indians win World Series

1923: Pitched 27 consecutive scoreless innings

1924: Traded to Washington Senators

1925: Senators lose World Series (Coveleski 0-2)

1927: Developed “sore arm”

1927: Signed by New York Yankees

1928: Released by Yankees and retired

1929: Moved to South Bend, Indiana and ran service station (closed in Great Depression)

1969: Elected to Hall of Fame

1984: Died

Accomplishments:

1920 World Champion

2x ERA Champ

1920 Strikeout Champ (133)

215-142

2.89 ERA

224 CG

38 SHO

3082 IP

981 strikeouts

1.251 WHIP

Won 20+ games: 5x

Led league (800 win %): 1925

Led league 40 game starts: 1921

10+ CG: 11x

15+ CG: 9x

20+ CG: 6x

25+ CG: 3x

Led league in SHO: 2x

200+ IP: 11x

250+ IP: 6x

300+ IP: 3x

Led league in WHIP (1.108): 1920

Postseason: 3-2, 1.74 ERA, 41.1 IP, 0.919 WHIP (2 World Series)

Goose Goslin: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1968

Born: October 16, 1900

1917: Left home to play semi-pro baseball

1921: Purchased by Washington Senators from Columbia (South Atlantic League)

Debut: September 16, 1921 (Senators)

1924: Hit for cycle

1924: Washington won the World Series

1925: Senators lost the World Series

1928: Won Batting Title (.379)

1930: Traded to St Louis Browns

1932: Traded to Senators

1933: Senators lost the World Series

1933: Traded to the Detroit Tigers

1934: Tigers lost the World Series

1935: Had GW walk-off hit in Game 6 of World Series to clinch title for Detroit

1935: Goslin is one of three players to be the final at bat in two World Series (Edgar Renteria and Boss Schmidt)

1935: Tigers win World Series

1938: Signed by Senators

1938: Retired

1968: Elected to Hall of Fame

1969: Retired from a Boat Rental company

1971: Died

Accomplishments:

2x World Champion

1928 Batting Champion

Most home runs by a visiting player at Yankee Stadium (32)

1936 All Star

.316 Average

248 Home Runs

1610 RBI

1483 Runs

500 Doubles

173 Triples

176 SB

949 walks-585 strikeouts

.387 OBP

.500 Slugging

.887 OPS

4325 TB

100 runs: 7x

200+ hits: 2x

30+ doubles: 10x

42 doubles (1931)

10+ triples: 9x

15+ triples: 5x

20 triples (1925)

Led league in triples: 2x

20+ HR: 3x

37 HR (1930)

100+ RBI: 11x

Led league in RBI (1924)

20+ SB: 2x

Hit .300: 10x

.400 OBP: 5x

.500 slugging: 8x

.600 slugging: 2x

300 TB: 6x

Postseason: .287, 7 HR, 19 RBI, .836 OPS (5 World Series)

Heinie Manush: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1964

Born: July 20, 1901

1920: Played in Pacific Coast League

1920-22: Minor leagues

1921: Signed by Tigers

Debut: April 20, 1923 (Tigers)

1926: Won batting title (.378)

1927: Traded to Browns

1930: Traded to Senators

1933: 33-game hit streak

1933: Senators win Pennant, but lose World Series

1933: Ejected from Game 4 for pulling an umpire’s tie back and letting it snap

1934: Fastest player to 100 hits

1935: Traded to Red Sox

1936: Signed by Dodgers

1938: Selected off waivers by Pirates

1939: Retired

1939-44: Managed in minors

Post-War: Scouted for Braves

1953-54: Coach for the Senators

1964: Elected to Hall of Fame

1971: Died

1972: Elected to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:

1926 Batting Champ

1934 All Star

.330

2524 hits

110 home runs

1183 RBI

1287 runs

491 doubles

160 triples

506 walks-345 strikeouts

.377 OBP

.479 slugging

.856 OPS

3665 TB

100 runs: 6x

Led league in hits: 2x

200+ hits: 4x

30+ doubles: 10x

40+ doubles: 6x

Led league in doubles: 2x

10+ triples: 8x

15+ triples: 3x

20 triples (1928)

Led league in triples (17): 1933

100+ RBI: 2x

Hit .300: 10x

Hit .350+: 4x

.400 OBP: 3x

.500 slugging: 7x

300 TB: 3x

Postseason: .111, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .311 OPS (1933 World Series)

Sam Rice: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1963

Born: February 20, 1890

1912: Travelled to Illinois for a tryout. A tornado killed his wife, two kids, mother, father, two sisters, and a farm hand.

1913: Joined the Navy; took part in the occupation of Veracruz

1914: Tried out for a team in Virginia and later sent to Washington to pay off a debt

Debut: August 7, 1915 (Senators)

1916: Switched from pitcher to outfield

1924: Senators win World Series

1925: Rice makes one of the great World Series catches. He tumbled into the stands and came out with the ball in his glove. Washington loses the series.

1933: Senators win Pennant

1934: Released by Washington, Signed by Indians

1934: Retired

1963: Elected to Hall of Fame

1965: Rice reveals existence of his first family for the first time in an interview

Died: 1974

Accomplishments:

1924 World Champion

.322

34 HR

1078 RBI

1514 runs

2987 hits

498 doubles

184 triples

351 steals

708 walks-275 strikeouts

.801 OPS

.374 OBP

3955 TB

Led league in games (141): 1919

Led league in AB: 3x

100+ runs: 5x

Led league in hits: 2x

200 hits: 6x

30+ doubles: 10x

10+ triples: 10x

15+ triples: 2x

Led league in triples (18): 1923

30+ SB: 2x

Led league in SB (63): 1920

Hit .300: 13x

.407 OBP (1930)

Postseason: .302, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB, .635 OPS (3 World Series)

Joe Cronin: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1956

Born:  October 12, 1906

1925: Signed by Pirates

Debut: 1926(Pirates)

1928: Purchased by Kansas City and then sold to Washington

1930: Won AL Writers’ MVP

1931: Sporting News MVP

1933: Became Washington manager (165-139-1 pennant)

1933: Senators lose World Series

1934: Traded to Red Sox & becomes manager (1071-916-1 pennant)

1946: Sox lose World Series

1946: Released by Sox

1947: Becomes Sox GM

1956: Elected to Hall of Fame

1959: Becomes AL President

1973: Steps down as AL President

1984: Dies

Accomplishments:

7x All Star

.301 Average

104 wins as Sox manager (1946)

Hit .300: 8x

1233 runs

100+ Runs: 4x

515 doubles

30+ doubles: 11x

40+ doubles: 6x

51 doubles (1938)

Led league in doubles: 2x

118 triples

10+ triples: 4x

18 triples (1932): Led League

170 HR

1424 RBI

100+ RBI: 8x

1059 strikeouts-700 walks

.400 OBP: 5x

.390 OBP

.468 slugging

.500 slugging: 4x

.857 OPS

3546 Total Bases

301 TB (1930)

Led league in Sac hits (14): 1941

Postseason: .318, 2 RBI, .636 OPS (5 games-One WS)

As a Manager: 1236-1055 (.540)- 2 Pennants