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thebigUNIT · 07-01-2005, 10:56 PM

GROVER ALEXANDER: 1915-1927
289-183, 3.15. Ten seasons with at least 20 wins, including seven in a row from 1920-26. MOP in 1921 (26-11, 2.97). Eight All-Star selections. Threw a no-hitter in 1916, and won a ring the same season with Detroit. Won strikeout crown 8 times, and finished career with 2996 Ks (4th among retired pitchers). His 1.63 ERA in 1915 is the best single-season mark of all time.

JACK COOMBS: 1906-1921
236-163, 3.21. Won 20 or more games five times; Fractured Skull and Ruptured Disc Back cost him that milestone in 2 other seasons. Eight All-Star appearances. MOP, 1911 (26-12, 2.99).

RUBE MARQUARD: 1908-1927
306-171, 3.26. Three-time MOP (1917, 1919, 1922) who set a National League record with 30 victories in 1922. Made 12 All-Star teams. Won at least 20 games nine times, and had 3 19-win seasons. Won four ERA titles. Ace of World Series-winning Giants teams in 1917 , 1921, and 1922.

EDDIE COLLINS: 1906-1927
.305-24-837. 1946 hits. 975 runs scored, 343 steals. Made seven All-Star teams as a shortstop for Philadelphia teams in the 1910s. Won three Slick Fielder awards.

LARRY DOYLE: 1907-1926
.300-89-1052. 2429 hits, 1217 runs scored. Five times an All-Star with the White Sox. Won a Series ring with the '08 Giants. Three Slick Fielder awards at 2B.

SANDY PIEZ: 1914-1927
.320-39-744. 2261 hits; 1220 runs scored; 952 stolen bases. Won four World Series rings with Giants and made four All-Star teams. Led National League in stolen bases four times; holds major league record for steals in a single season with 110 (1918). Won three American League steals crowns after trade to Browns.

TRIS SPEAKER: 1907-1927
.312-91-1538. 3088 hits; 639 doubles; 245 triples; 1617 runs scored; 638 steals. Ranks in top ten in most offensive categories. Won two MOB awards (1914, 1915). Nine times an All-Star. Greatest defensive outfielder of all time; won 14 Slick Fielder awards, now the most in history. His 38-game hitting streak in 1911 and 1912 is the longest of all time. Won batting titles in 1912 (.372) and 1915 (.375), and hit .384 in 1914. Won nine World Series with the Red Sox.

HEINIE ZIMMERMANN: 1907-1925
.323-13-826. 1913 hits. Became a regular player late in his career, but then ran off a string of five seasons in which he never hit less than .310. Hit better than .330 ten times. Two-time All-Star.

07-01-2005, 10:56 PM	#69
thebigUNIT Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 84	GROVER ALEXANDER: 1915-1927 289-183, 3.15. Ten seasons with at least 20 wins, including seven in a row from 1920-26. MOP in 1921 (26-11, 2.97). Eight All-Star selections. Threw a no-hitter in 1916, and won a ring the same season with Detroit. Won strikeout crown 8 times, and finished career with 2996 Ks (4th among retired pitchers). His 1.63 ERA in 1915 is the best single-season mark of all time. JACK COOMBS: 1906-1921 236-163, 3.21. Won 20 or more games five times; Fractured Skull and Ruptured Disc Back cost him that milestone in 2 other seasons. Eight All-Star appearances. MOP, 1911 (26-12, 2.99). RUBE MARQUARD: 1908-1927 306-171, 3.26. Three-time MOP (1917, 1919, 1922) who set a National League record with 30 victories in 1922. Made 12 All-Star teams. Won at least 20 games nine times, and had 3 19-win seasons. Won four ERA titles. Ace of World Series-winning Giants teams in 1917 , 1921, and 1922. EDDIE COLLINS: 1906-1927 .305-24-837. 1946 hits. 975 runs scored, 343 steals. Made seven All-Star teams as a shortstop for Philadelphia teams in the 1910s. Won three Slick Fielder awards. LARRY DOYLE: 1907-1926 .300-89-1052. 2429 hits, 1217 runs scored. Five times an All-Star with the White Sox. Won a Series ring with the '08 Giants. Three Slick Fielder awards at 2B. SANDY PIEZ: 1914-1927 .320-39-744. 2261 hits; 1220 runs scored; 952 stolen bases. Won four World Series rings with Giants and made four All-Star teams. Led National League in stolen bases four times; holds major league record for steals in a single season with 110 (1918). Won three American League steals crowns after trade to Browns. TRIS SPEAKER: 1907-1927 .312-91-1538. 3088 hits; 639 doubles; 245 triples; 1617 runs scored; 638 steals. Ranks in top ten in most offensive categories. Won two MOB awards (1914, 1915). Nine times an All-Star. Greatest defensive outfielder of all time; won 14 Slick Fielder awards, now the most in history. His 38-game hitting streak in 1911 and 1912 is the longest of all time. Won batting titles in 1912 (.372) and 1915 (.375), and hit .384 in 1914. Won nine World Series with the Red Sox. HEINIE ZIMMERMANN: 1907-1925 .323-13-826. 1913 hits. Became a regular player late in his career, but then ran off a string of five seasons in which he never hit less than .310. Hit better than .330 ten times. Two-time All-Star.