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. […]
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A five-time all star, Bowa was one of the best shortstops in baseball for much of his 16-year career. He arrived in the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1970 and finished third in the Rookie of the Year vote. He led the NL in triples (13) in 1972 while winning his first Gold Glove. […]
Berenyi pitched for seven seasons in the majors, going 44-55 with a 4.03 ERA. He came up with the Cincinnati Reds in 1980 and pitched in six games. He won nine games in 1981 which was good enough to help him finish fourth in the National League Rookie of the Year vote. He won nine […]
A member of the 1986 World Series winners, Doug Sisk pitching for nine years in the big leagues, going 22-20 with 33 saves. He spent the first six years of his career with the New York Mets. Pitching exclusively out of the bullpen, Sisk saved 11 games in 1983 and 15 more in 1984. He […]
Perkins played sevens seasons in the big leagues for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians. In 516 games he hit .271 with eight home runs. He broke in with San Diego in 1978 and hit .240 in 62 games. He continued as a reserve for the Padres until 1982 when he played 125 games […]
From 1979-1987, Randy Niemann pitched in parts of eight seasons in the majors, winning seven games and saving three more. He came up with the Houston Astros and pitched in 26 games as a rookie. He made seven starts that year for Houston and threw two shutouts while picking up three wins and a save. […]
Rick Waits pitched for 12 seasons in the big leagues, going 79-92 with a 4.25 ERA. He pitched one game for the Texas Rangers in 1973 before joining the Cleveland Indians in 1975. He won 13 games for the Tribe in 1978, then 16 more in 1979. He was again a 13-game winner in 1980, […]
