Sunday, July 26, 2009

1984 Topps #132 Home Run Leaders - Mike Schmidt & Jim Rice

Congratulations to the Hall of Fame Class of 2009!

Ricky Henderson
- Athletics, Yankees, Blue Jays, Padres, Angels, Mets, Mariners, Red Sox, Dodgers (1979-2003)
- All-time stolen base leader, All-time runs scored leader, 1990 AL MVP, Hit .227 with a stolen base agains the Phillies in the 1993 World Series.

Jim Rice
- Red Sox (1974-1989)
- 1978 AL MVP, 382 career home runs, 8-time All-Star, 3-time home run champion (including 1983 with NL leader Mike Schmidt)

Joe Gordon
- Yankees & Indians (1938-1950)
- 1942 AL MVP, 9-time All-Star, on 5 World Series winning teams, World War II Veteran

2 comments:

Jenna said...

I did not realize Ricky played for so many teams. I always remember him as an A.

Jim said...

Me too. He's wearing an A's hat on his Hall of Fame plaque.