Baseball Birthdays – January 4
- Here's a breakdown of the baseball players highlighted in the provided text, summarizing their key achievements:
- * Position: Outfielder * Teams: Primarily new York Yankees ("Bombers") * Key Stats/Achievements: * 9 seasons with the Yankees * Nicknamed "Twinkletoes" * 2x All-Star *...
- * Position: Outfielder * Teams: New York Yankees * Key Stats/Achievements: * 9 seasons with the Yankees * Nicknamed "Twinkletoes" * 2x All-Star * Career slash line:...
Here’s a breakdown of the baseball players highlighted in the provided text, summarizing their key achievements:
1. Charlie Keller (1916)
* Position: Outfielder
* Teams: Primarily new York Yankees (“Bombers”)
* Key Stats/Achievements:
* 9 seasons with the Yankees
* Nicknamed “Twinkletoes”
* 2x All-Star
* Career slash line: .290/.400/.883
* 5x World Series Champion (4 straight from 1936-1939)
* Post-Playing Career: Minor League Manager, General Manager of the Washington Senators (now Texas Rangers)
* Hall of Fame: Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (1983)
2. Joe Selkirk (1916)
* Position: Outfielder
* Teams: New York Yankees
* Key Stats/Achievements:
* 9 seasons with the Yankees
* Nicknamed ”Twinkletoes”
* 2x All-Star
* Career slash line: .290/.400/.883
* 5x World Series Champion (4 straight from 1936-1939)
* Post-Playing Career: Minor League manager, General Manager of the Washington Senators (now Texas Rangers)
* Hall of Fame: Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (1983)
3. Tommy Corcoran (1869)
* Position: Middle Infielder
* Teams: Philadelphia Athletics,Brooklyn Bridegrooms,Cincinnati Reds,New York Giants,among others.
* Key Stats/achievements:
* 18 years in the Majors
* 2,252 hits (most among players born on Jan. 4)
* .256 batting average, 34 home runs, 155 triples, 387 stolen bases
* Holds MLB record for assists by a shortstop in a nine-inning game (14)
* uncovered an electronic device used for sign stealing while playing for the Reds.
* Post-Playing Career: Umpire
4.Don McMahon (1930)
* Position: Relief Pitcher
* Teams: Multiple teams, including Braves and Tigers
* Key stats/Achievements:
* 18-year career, almost exclusively a reliever
* 2.96 ERA
* 152 saves (tied for NL lead in 1959 with 15)
* 1x All-Star (1958)
* 2x World Series Champion (1957 with Braves, 1968 with Tigers)
* Allowed Willie Mays’ final home run in his four-homer game.
* Post-Playing Career: Pitching coach for Giants, Minnesota, and Cleveland. Also briefly a player-coach.