Details the playing career of Giants, Cardinals, and Braves hitting great, Orlando Cepeda!Career Highlights:He was a 7-time All-Star He was the 1958 National League Rookie of the Year He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award (1967) He was a World Series Champion with the St. Louis Cardinals (1967) He was the National League Home Run Champion in 1961 He led the National League in RBIs twice in 1961 and 1967 He had 9 seasons where he batted over .300 He was the first winner of the American League's Outstanding Designated Hitter Award (1973) And he was the 2nd Puerto Rican baseball player (after Roberto Clemente) to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame

Three Strikes...yer OUT! Baseball History Podcast

Orlando Cepeda - "Spring Training Edition"

A biography featuring Pittsburgh Pirate great, Roberto Clemente, Part 2.Career Highlights:He was a 12-time All-Star.He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award (1966).He was the National League Batting Champion four times (1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967).He was a Gold Glove Award winner as an outfielder for twelve consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972.He had 13 seasons where he batted over .300.He was a member of the 3,000 hit club.He was a World Series Champion twice with the Pirates (1960, 1971).He was the 1971 World Series Most Valuable Player.He was both the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

Roberto Clemente Part 2

A biography featuring Pittsburgh Pirate great, Roberto Clemente, Part 1.Career Highlights:He was a 12-time All-Star.He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award (1966).He was the National League Batting Champion four times (1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967).He was a Gold Glove Award winner as an outfielder for twelve consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972.He had 13 seasons where he batted over .300.He was a member of the 3,000 hit club.He was a World Series Champion twice with the Pirates (1960, 1971).He was the 1971 World Series Most Valuable Player.He was both the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

Roberto Clemente Part 1

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A Holiday Thank You!

Details the 1972 World Series between the Oakland A's and the Cincinnati Reds!This World Series featured some all-time great players:Johnny Bench, probably the all-time best catcher in Major League Baseball!All-time MLB hits leader and Reds great, Pete Rose.One of the best 2nd basemen ever, and a personal favorite of mine, the Reds Joe Morgan.The backbone of the A’s pitching staff, the great Catfish Hunter!The guy who invented the term “closer”…the great A’s reliever, Rollie Fingers!The fantastic fielding of the great A’s Left Fielder, Joe Rudi!World Series heroics by Gene Tenace! Who’s he? Listen and find out!

1972 World Series Holiday Special

Biography on the great Baltimore Orioles First Baseman, Boog Powell!Career Highlights:He was a 4-time All-Star.He won the American League Most Valuable Player Award (1970).He was an American League Champion with the Orioles in 1966, 1969, 1970 and 1971.He was a World Series Champion twice with the Orioles (1966, 1970).He was the AL Comeback Player of the Year twice (1966, 1975).He led the American League in 1964 with an outstanding .606 slugging percentage.

Boog Powell

Details the playing career of St. Louis Cardinals pitching great, Bob Gibson!Career Highlights:He was an 9-time All-Star.He won the Gold Glove 9 times in a row as a pitcher.He was the 2nd player ever to get 3,000 strikeouts.He was a 2-time National League Cy Young Award winner.He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1968.He was a World Series Champion twice with the Cardinals.He still holds the record for Most Strikeouts in a World Series game (17).And...he still has the record for the lowest ERA in a season (1.12) in the live ball era in Major League Baseball!

Bob Gibson

A biography on Washington Senators slugger, Frank Howard!Career Highlights:He was the 1960 National League Rookie of the Year.He was a 4-time All-Star.He was a 2-time American League Home Run leader.He was a World Series Champion with the Dodgers in 1963.He still has the record for hitting the most home runs in one week...hitting an amazing 10 home runs in 20 at bats!.He was famous for hitting many documented 500 foot home runs!

Frank Howard

A biography of Red Sox great, Carl Yastrzemski!Career Highlights:He is an 18-time All-Star.He is a winner of seven Gold Gloves.He won the Triple Crown in 1967.He is the first American League player to make the 3,000 hit club and also hit over 400 home runs.He is second on the all-time list for games played, and third for total at-bats.He is the Red Sox' all-time leader in career RBIs, runs, hits, singles, doubles, total bases, and games played.He is third on the Red Sox for home runs behind Ted Williams and recently retired David "Big Papi" Ortiz.

Carl Yastrzemski

A biography on the the Oakland A's and New York Yankee's pitching great, Catfish Hunter!Career Highlights:He pitched a perfect game on May 8, 1968 against the Minnesota Twins. He is the youngest man to have ever pitched a perfect game.He made the American League All Star team 8 times.He won the American League Cy Young award in 1974.He pitched on five World Series championship teams, including 3 with the Oakland A's and 2 with the New York Yankees.

Catfish Hunter

Details the playing career of the great Minnesota Twin and California Angel, Rod Carew!Career Highlights:He was the rookie-of-the-year in 1967.He made the American League All Star team an incredible 18 seasons in a row!He won the American League batting championship seven times, including four years in a row from 1972 through 1975.He won the American League MVP award in 1977, making a serious run at the fabled .400 batting avg for a season.He is one of the very few players (32 currently) who have made the 3,000 hit club.

Rod Carew

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