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Richard Lee Stuart (November 7, 1932 – December 15, 2002), nicknamed "Dr. Strangeglove", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1958 to 1966 then, played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league from 1967 to 1968 before returning to play one final season in MLB in 1969.
In 1970, while working at a Boston bookstore, a customer inquired about books on baseball cards. Surprised to learn that there weren't any books on the subject, Harris told Boyd, "We should write one." [5] So they pored over the cards they had collected in their youth and wrote The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book.
John Robert Mize (January 7, 1913 – June 2, 1993), nicknamed "Big Jawn" and "the Big Cat", was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout.He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons between 1936 and 1953, losing three seasons to military service during World War II.
He was traded to the Brooklyn Robins in August 1916 and played in his fourth World Series that year. In April 1917, the Robins sold Merkle to the Chicago Cubs, the team against which he had made his infamous play in 1908, with whom he continued as the regular first baseman through 1920. In 1918 with the Cubs, Merkle played in his fifth World ...
Harold Homer Chase (February 13, 1883 – May 18, 1947), nicknamed "Prince Hal", was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position.
Ages on April 1, 2025. 1. Juan Soto (26, OF, Yankees) One of the most elite free agents in baseball history, thanks to his age, production similar to Hall of Famers like Ted Williams and Ken ...
The first Topps ASR team appeared in the 1960 baseball-card series. The special-design cards featured a trophy symbol of a batter on a top hat and the phrase, "Selected by the youth of America." The set included a card for Willie McCovey, a future member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1961, the ASR cards followed the regular-issue design but ...
There’s one deluxe option and a handful of useful bats on this year’s free agent first baseman market. So for many Major League Baseball teams, significantly upgrading the position might only ...