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Originally Posted by GoCanes
How about:
Willie Mays
Duke Snider
Mickey Mantle
Jackie Robinson
Cliff Markle
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1951-1969 New York Giants(traded in 69 to Yankees)
1969 New York Yankees(traded to Chicago Cubs)
1969 Chicago Cubs
Mays had a long decent career. Nothing compared to his real one, but still pretty good.
Hits - 2,185
Homeruns - 294
Average - .290
OBP - .368
1958(best season) - 124 runs, 200 hits, 39 homeruns, 114 rbis, .375 average, and .456 obp.
Won 3 pennants and two championships with the Giants (62,
63,
66). However, he missed the 63 series due to injury.
In 24 postseason at bats he batted .375 with a .444 OBP. He hit 1 homerun, had 3 rbis, and scored 6 runs.
3 time all-star
3 gold gloves
1 MVP(1958)
Duke Snider
1949-1966 Brooklyn Dodgers(traded to Boston in 66)
1966 Boston Red Sox
1967 Cincinnati Reds
1968-1969 Boston Braves
1970-1971 St. Louis Browns
Had an aewsome career
Hits - 2,996(4 shy of 3,000)
Homeruns - 552
Average - .328
OBP - .403
1951(best season) - 135 runs, 221 hits, 50 homeruns, 166 rbis, .365 average, .443 OBP.
He won 10 pennants in his career - 9 with the dodgers and 1 with the Reds.
9 of those pennants resulted in championships. The Dodgers won 6 straight from 1956-1961.
In 259 postseason at bats, Snider hit 11 homeruns with 45 rbis. He batted .324 with a .368 OBP.
14 time all-star
Rookie of the Year
1 gold glove
2 MVPs(1951 and 1957)
Mickey Mantle
1951-1964 New York Yankees
Like Mays in that he had a solid career, but not up to Mantle standards.
Hits - 1,340
Homeruns - 250
Average - .250
OBP - .368
1953(best season) - 124 runs, 169 hits, 33 homeruns, .293 average, .401 obp.
Won 7 pennants and 1 championship(1955 - the only loss Snider had in the series was to the yankees that year).
From 50 to 57, the yankees won 8 straight pennants.
In 184 posteason at bats - mantle hit .255 with a .363 OBP, 5 homeruns, and 19 RBIs.
5 time all-star
Jackie Robinson
1940-1956 Brooklyn Dodgers(traded to White Sox)
1956-1957 Chicago White Sox
Robinson had a pretty darn good career. It's easy to see why the Dodgers were so good when they had both Robinson and Snider on the rosters for some of those years.
Hits - 2,627
Homeruns - 141
Average - .277
OBP - .379
He didn't have any seasons that just jumped out of you. He just had a very consistent long career.
1953(best season) - 112 runs, 182 hits, 38 doubles, 11 homeruns, 79 RBIs, .320 average, .422 OBP.
Won 4 pennants with the Dodgers and 3 championships.
In 60 postseason at bats, he hit .300 with a .481 OBP. Also scored 15 runs with a homeruns and 5 rbis.
9 time all-star