#16 - Ed Yost

1952 All-Star Selection

Position ~ Third Baseman

MLB Debut ~ August 16, 1944 for the Washington Senators

Last MLB Appearance ~ July 28, 1962 for the Los Angeles Angels

Batting Average ~ .254

Home Runs ~ 139

Runs Batted In ~ 683

Teams As Player ~ Washington Senators (1944, 1946–1958)
Detroit Tigers (1959–1960)

Los Angeles Angels (1961–1962)

Card ~ 1951 Bowman #31

#15 - Jim Heagan

5X All-Star ~ (1947, 1949-1952)

Position ~ Catcher

MLB Debut ~ September 9, 1941 for the Cleveland Indians

Last MLB Appearance ~ July 4, 1960 for the Chicago Cubs

Batting Average ~ .228

Hits ~ 1087

Runs Batted In ~ 525

Teams ~ Cleveland Indians (1941-1942, 1946–1957)
Detroit Tigers (1958)

Philadelphia Phillies (1958–1959)
San Francisco Giants (1959)
Chicago Cubs (1960)

Card ~ 1952 Topps #17

#14 - Brooks Lawrence

1956 All-Star Selection

Member of Cincinnati Reds Hall Of Fame

Position ~ Pitcher

MLB Debut ~ June 24, 1954 for the St. Louis Cardinals

Last MLB Appearance ~ May 1, 1960 for the Cincinnati Reds

Win-Loss Recored ~ 69-62

Earned Run Average ~ 4.25

Strikeouts ~ 481

Teams ~ St. Louis Cardinals (1954-1955), Cincinnati Reds (1956-1969

Card ~ 1955 Bowmqn #75

#13 - Tom Brewer

1956 All-Star Selection

Position ~ Pitcher

MLB Debut ~ April 18, 1954 for the Boston Red Sox

Last MLB Appearance ~ September 27, 1961 for the Boston Red Sox

Win-Loss Recored ~ 91-82

Earned Run Average ~ 4.00

Strikeouts ~ 733

Teams ~ Boston Red Sox (1954-1955)

Card ~ 1956 Topps #34

#12 - Charles "Chuck" Dressen

Position ~ Manager/Third Baseman

MLB Debut ~ April 17, 1925 for the Cincinnati Reds

Last MLB Appearance ~ October 1, 1933 for the New York Giants

Batting Average ~ .272

Home Runs ~ 11

Runs Batted In ~ 221

Managerial Record ~ 1008-973

Teams As Player ~ Cincinnati Reds (1925-1931), New York Giants (1933)

Teams As Manager ~ Cincinnati Reds (1934–1937)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1951–1953)

Washington Senators (1955–1957)
Milwaukee Braves (1960–1961)
Detroit Tigers (1963–1966)

Card ~ 1940 Play Ball #72

#11 - Jerry Coleman

1950 All-Star Selection

Position ~ Second Baseman

MLB Debut ~ April 20, 1949 for the New York Yankees

Last MLB Appearance ~ September 29, 1957 for the New York Yankees

Batting Average ~ .263

Hits ~ 558

Runs Batted In ~ 217

Teams ~ New York Yankees (1949-1957)

Card ~ 1955 Bowman #99

#10 - Frank "Spec" Shea

1947 All-Star Selection

Position ~ Pitcher

MLB Debut ~ April 19, 1947 for the New York Yankees

Last MLB Appearance ~ August 27, 1955 for the Washington Senators

Win-Loss Recored ~ 56-46

Earned Run Average ~ 3.80

Strikeouts ~ 361

Teams ~ New York Yankees (1947–1951), Washington Senators (1952–1955)

Card ~ 1953 Topps #164, 1955 Bowman #207

#9 - Fred Hutchinson

1952 All-Star Selection

Position ~ Pitcher / Manager

MLB Debut ~ May 2, 1939 for the Detroit Tigers

Last MLB Appearance ~ September 27, 1953 for the Detroit Tigers

Win-Loss Recored ~ 95-71

Earned Run Average ~ 3.73

Strikeouts ~ 591

Teams As Player ~ Detroit Tigers (1939-1940, 1946-1953)

Teams As Manager ~ Detroit Tigers (1952-1954)
St. Louis Cardinals (1956–1958)
Cincinnati Reds (1959–1964)

Card ~ 1950 Bowman #151

#8 - Sammy White

1953 All-Star Selection

Position ~ Catcher

MLB Debut ~ May 2, 1939 for the Boston Redsox

Last MLB Appearance ~ August 23, 1962 for the Philadelphia Phillies

Batting Average ~ .262

Home Runs ~ 66

Runs Batted In ~ 421

Teams As Player ~ Boston Redsox (1951-1959)
Milwaukee Braves (1961)
Philadelphia Phillies (1962)

Card ~ 1954 Red Man #14

#7 - Ray Katt

Position ~ Catcher

MLB Debut ~ September 16, 1952 for the New York Giants

Last MLB Appearance ~ July 21, 1959 for the St. Louis Cardinals

Batting Average ~ .232

Home Runs ~ 32

Runs Batted In ~ 248

Teams As Player ~ New York Giants (1952-1956, 1957)
St. Louis Cardinals (1956, 1958-1959)

Card ~ 1955 Bowman #183

#6 - Harmon Killebrew

Member Of National Baseball Hall Of Fame

11 X All-Star Selection ~ (1959, 1961, 1963, 1964,1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971)

Position ~ First Baseman / Third Baseman / Left Field

MLB Debut ~ June 23, 1954 for the Washington Senators

Last MLB Appearance ~ September 26, 1975 for the Kansas City Royals

Batting Average ~ .256

Hits ~ 2,086

Home Runs ~ 573

Runs Batted In ~ 1,584

Teams As Player ~ Washington Senators (1954–1974)
Kansas City Royals (1975)

Card ~ 1958 Topps #288

#5 - Frank House

Position ~ Catcher

MLB Debut ~ July 21, 1950 for the Detroit Tigers

Last MLB Appearance ~ September 25, 1961 for the Detroit Tigers

Batting Average ~ .248

Home Runs ~ 47

Runs Batted In ~ 235

Teams As Player ~ Detroit Tigers (1950-1951, 1954-1957, 1961)
Kansas City Athletics (1958-1959)
Cincinnati Reds (1960)

Card ~ 1955 Topps #87

#4 - Mickey Mantle

Member Of National Baseball Hall Of Fame

16 X All-Star Selection ~ (1952-1965, 1967, 1968)

7 X World Series Championships ~ (1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962)

Position ~ Center Field

MLB Debut ~ April 17, 1951 for the New York Yankees

Last MLB Appearance ~ September 28, 1968 for the New York Yankees

Batting Average ~ .298

Hits ~ 2,415

Home Runs ~ 536

Runs Batted In ~ 1,509

Team As Player ~ New York Yankees (1951–1968)

Card ~ 1958 Topps #150

#3 - Ray Monzant

Position ~ Pitcher

MLB Debut ~ July 2, 1954 for the New York Giants

Last MLB Appearance ~ April 25, 1960 for the San Francisco Giants

Win-Loss Recored ~ 16-21

Earned Run Average ~ 4.38

Strikeouts ~ 201

Teams ~ New York/San Francisco Giants

Card ~ 1955 Topps #332

#2 - Duke Snider

Member Of National Baseball Hall Of Fame

8 X All-Star Selection ~ (1950-1956, 1963)

2 X World Series Championships ~ (1955, 1959)

Position ~ Center Field

MLB Debut ~ April 17, 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Last MLB Appearance ~ October 3, 1964 for the San Francisco Giants

Batting Average ~ .295

Home Runs ~ 407

Runs Batted In ~ 1,333

Team As Player ~ Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947–1962)
New York Mets (1963)
San Francisco Giants (1964)

Card ~ 1960 Topps #493

#1 - Ed Fitz Gerald

Position ~ Catcher

MLB Debut ~ April 19, 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Last MLB Appearance ~ September 15, 1959 for the Cleveland Indians

Batting Average ~ .260

Home Runs ~ 19

Runs Batted In ~ 217

Teams As Player ~ Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-1953)
Washington Senators (1953-1959)
Cleveland Indians (1959)

Card ~ 1954 Bowman #168