Pitchers
Here is my list of some great pitchers I faced, some of whom I had great success and a couple who gave me some trouble.
Sandy Koufax 10 hits, .175 average
Phil Niekro 64 hits, .283 average
Don Sutton 60 hits, .339 average
Gaylord Perry 42 hits, .304 average
Tom Seaver 42 hits, .286 average
Bob Gibson 35 hits, .307 average
Juan Marichal 42 hits, .341 average
Warren Spahn 17 hits, .531 average
Randy Jones 17 hits, .183 average
Only Koufax and Randy Jones gave me serious trouble. All these guys except Randy Jones are Hall of Famers and had outstanding careers themselves.
05/20/13
My List of Top Ten Players
I shared some memories last week in honor of Stan Musial’s passing. I consider Stan to be one of the top five players to play baseball. He was also a great guy.
Here is my list of top ten all-time players — in no particular order:
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Stan Musial
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Roberto Clemente
Frank Robinson
You won’t see any current players on my list, and frankly nobody on this is had a career that extended past my own — I guess I am biased in that way. I always had a tremendous amount of respect for these players and admired their ability and love for the game.
01/23/13
