One of the 100-oldest-living players, Held pitched in four games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1956. He threw three scoreless innings in his first appearances, but then was tagged for four earned runs in his next four innings and was sent back to the minors. He finished with a 4.37 ERA in seven big-league innings. […]
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Howe played 11 seasons in the big leagues, coming up with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1974 and finishing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985. In between he spent seven seasons playing in the infield for the Houston Astros and it is there that he enjoyed the best years of his career. In his first […]
Hiatt played for nine seasons in the major leagues, breaking in with the Los Angeles Angels in 1964 and finishing with the California Angels in 1972. In between, Hiatt spent time with the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. A career .251 hitter, Hiatt never saw action in more than 90 […]
Hedlund went 25-24 over a six-year major-league run. He came up as an 18-year old for the Cleveland Indians in 1965 but only appeared in six games before returning to the minor leagues. He saw action in three games for the Tribe in 1967 before joining the Kansas City Royals in 1969. Hedlund was fantastic […]
Hartenstein appeared in 187 games in the majors over a period that stretched from 1966-1977. He was in the big leagues for just six of those years. Hartenstein came up with the Chicago Cubs in 1966 and had his best season the following year. He went 9-5 with 11 saves for the Cubs in 1967. […]
Almost exclusively a relief pitcher, Hyde spent six seasons in the major leagues, pitching for the Washington Senators for all but his final year, which he spent with the Baltimore Orioles. Hyde had a great year in 1958, leading the American League in saves with 19 and in games finished (44). He posted an ERA […]
An all star as a rookie in 1953, Hunter spent six years in the majors, playing for four different franchises. He came up with the St. Louis Browns as a good glove/bad bat shortstop and his play that first year earned him a trip to the All-Star Game despite hitting just .219 on the season. […]
