Sample spent nine years patrolling major league outfields for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. In 826 games he hit .272 with 46 home runs and 98 stolen bases. He came up with Texas in 1978 and was the team’s primary left fielder the following season. He hit 10 home runs for […]
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Shirley went 67-94 with a 3.82 ERA over 11 seasons in the majors. He came up in 1977 with the San Diego Padres and won 12 games, which would be his career high. He won 11 games and had seven saves for San Diego in 1980 in what was arguably his best year. He made […]
Smithson pitched for eight years in the big leagues, going 76-86 with a 4.58 ERA. After spending seven seasons in the minors he finally reached the majors in 1982 with the Texas Rangers. He won 10 games for the Rangers in 1983 but was traded to the Minnesota Twins at the end of the season. […]
Sherry caught for parts of five seasons in the majors, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets between 1959-1963. In 194 big league games he hit .215 with 18 home runs. His best year came in 1960 when he hit .283 with 8 home runs for the Dodgers. His average dropped in […]
Saverine played in 379 games for the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators between 1959-1967. He hit .239 with six home runs and 23 stolen bases in his major league career. He was a starter for Baltimore in 1963, playing in 115 games and hitting .234. His best year came in 1966 for the Senators. He […]
An all star in 1979, Sambito pitched for 11 years in the big leagues, going 37-38 with 84 saves and a 3.03 ERA. A relief specialist (he made just five big league starts) Sambito came up in 1976 with the Houston Astros and became the team’s closer in 1978. He had the best season of […]
The “Bogalusa Bomber,” Spikes played for nine years in the big leagues. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 1969 draft and made his way up with New York in 1972 but was dealt to the Cleveland Indians following the season. He blasted 23 home runs for the […]
