[...]... RBI BA SA 19 54 19 55 19 56 19 57 19 58 19 59 19 60 19 61 1962 19 63 19 64 19 65 19 66 19 67 19 68 19 69 19 70 19 71 1972 19 73 19 74 19 75 19 76 12 2 15 3 15 3 15 1 15 3 15 4 15 3 15 5 15 6 16 1 14 5 15 0 15 8 15 5 16 0 14 7 15 0 13 9 12 9 12 0 11 2 13 7 85 468 602 609 615 6 01 629 590 603 592 6 31 570 570 603 600 606 547 516 495 449 392 340 465 2 71 1 31 189 200 19 8 19 6 223 17 2 19 7 19 1 2 01 187 18 1 16 8 18 4 17 4 16 4 15 4 16 2 11 9 11 8 91 109 62 27... 37 33 30 26 22 10 12 16 16 8 6 9 14 6 4 7 11 10 6 4 2 1 1 3 4 3 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 13 27 26 44 30 39 40 34 45 44 24 32 44 39 29 44 38 47 34 40 20 12 10 58 10 5 10 6 11 8 10 9 11 6 10 2 11 5 12 7 12 1 10 3 10 9 11 7 11 3 84 10 0 10 3 95 75 84 47 45 22 69 10 6 92 13 2 95 12 3 12 6 12 0 12 8 13 0 95 89 12 7 10 9 86 97 11 8 11 8 77 96 69 60 35 280 314 328 322 326 355 292 327 323 319 328 318 279 307 287 300 298 327 265 3 01 268 234 229... 30 23 5 15 4 4 5 7 4 2 4 1 0 0 18 1.3 211 .7 243.0 211 .0 214 .0 16 0 .1 197.0 14 2.0 31. 2 82.0 19 0 246 222 208 2 21 167 209 17 1 35 11 0 74 72 73 68 73 64 64 78 12 42 11 5 10 5 15 8 13 0 95 90 86 58 14 37 12 10 18 7 11 9 11 2 5 2 12 14 11 15 14 8 8 18 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.92 4. 51 2.89 2.77 4.37 4.55 3.70 7.48 4.55 6. 91 Totals 263 254 31 1,674.0 1, 779 620 888 87 10 8 0 6 4.57 Notes: GP =... 11 8 12 1 12 4 12 7 13 0 13 3 13 6 13 9 14 1 14 5 14 8 15 0 15 3 15 6 15 9 16 2 16 5 16 8 17 1 17 4 17 7 18 0 18 2 18 5 18 8 19 1 19 4 19 7 19 9 202 205 208 211 214 216 219 222 225 228 2 31 235 238 240 243 246 Great Athletes: Baseball Trevor Hoffman Rogers Hornsby Carl Hubbell Catfish Hunter Torii Hunter Monte... Jays in 19 85, an offer he turned down in order to complete college Still, as had been the case at every level of competition, questions arose about his ability to field and hit Although he had developed a Baseball Jim Abbott Major League Statistics Season GP GS CG IP HA BB SO W L S ShO ERA 19 89 19 90 19 91 1992 19 93 19 94 19 95 19 96 19 98 19 99 29 33 34 29 32 24 30 27 5 20 29 33 34 29 32 24 30 23 5 15 4 4... 623 626 629 632 635 638 6 41 644 647 650 655 660 663 669 677 678 679 684 687 6 91 693 695 7 01 709 711 713 716 BASEBALL Hank Aaron Born: February 5, 19 34 Mobile, Alabama Also known as: Henry Louis Aaron (full name); Hammerin’ Hank; the Hammer Early Life Henry Louis Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama, on February 5, 19 34, in the midst of the... 383 386 389 392 395 398 4 01 404 407 410 413 415 418 420 422 425 428 4 31 434 437 440 443 446 448 4 51 454 457 460 463 466 469 472 474 477 480 483 486 489 493 496 500 503 506 509 512 515 518 5 21 523 526 Complete List of Contents Al Simmons George Sisler Ozzie Smith John Smoltz Duke Snider ... moves like a combination of fastball and curve Though he fell to 10 -14 in 19 90, Jim proved a durable workman by pitching 211 innings His record was somewhat deceptive, though, in that Jim was victimized by the Angels’ inability to score runs on his behalf After that sophomore dip, he returned with a career-best 18 -11 record and 2.89 ERA in 19 91 For his outstanding effort, Jim finished third in the voting... second-highest total of errorless chances among AL pitchers in 19 92 For the third consecu- Honors and Awards 19 85 March of Dimes Amateur Athlete of the Year 19 87 Golden Spikes Award James E Sullivan Award U.S Pan-American Games Team 19 88 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year Gold medal, Olympic Baseball 19 89 19 91 1992 19 95 2007 Sporting News College All-American Team... 300 298 327 265 3 01 268 234 229 447 540 558 600 546 636 566 594 618 586 514 560 539 573 498 607 574 669 514 643 4 91 355 369 Totals 3,298 12 ,364 3,7 71 624 98 755 2 ,17 4 2,297 305 555 Notes: GP = games played; AB = at bats; 2B = doubles; 3B = triples; HR = home runs; RBI = runs batted in; BA = batting average; SA = slugging average 2 Baseball Hank suffered racial discrimination as he chased Ruth’s home run . index. ISBN 978 -1- 58765-473-2 (set : alk. paper) — ISBN 978 -1- 58765-477-0 (vol. 1 baseball : alk. paper) — ISBN 978 -1- 58765-478-7 (vol. 2 baseball : alk. paper) — ISBN 978 -1- 58765-479-4 (set baseball. . . . . . . . . . 11 2 Johnny Damon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 Andre Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 8 Dizzy Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1 Ed Delahanty.