Right Fielder
Right Fielder
“If we were looking for a model for a statue of a slugger, we would choose Sam Crawford.” – Baseball Magazine, 1916
“Wahoo Sam” Crawford began his baseball career playing semi-pro ball around his birthplace of Wahoo, Neb. He rose quickly through the minors, debuting at age 19 with the Cincinnati Reds in September, 1899, batting .307 in 31 games.
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"Never a day went by when you didn't learn something from Joe McCarthy." – Joe DiMaggio.
For a man who never played in the major leagues, Joe McCarthy seemed to know more than anyone about how to win in the big leagues. Under his tutelage, the Bronx Bombers ran off one of the most dominant eras of any team in baseball history, winning eight American League pennants and seven World Series titles in a 12-year period – including four straight Fall Classics from 1936-39.
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