Class of 2015 Jack Burrell — Humansville and Southwest Baptist Brad Simmons — Glendale High School and the Kansas City Royals Kelly Snider — Hillcrest High School the Oklahoma Sooners and the Los Angeles Dodgers Barry Short –Mansfield High School, Three Rivers Community College and the New York Mets Jim Lumpe — Glendale High School,… Read more »
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Keith Hernandez
Widely regarded as one of the best defensive first basemen in all of baseball, Hernandez excelled as an offensive player as well. Keith played with the Cardinals organization until 1983. He won the 1979 NL batting title (.344) and shared the 1979 MVP award with Willie Stargell. Hernandez retired as a five time All-Star with 2… Read more »
Charles “Casey” Stengel
Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel (/ˈstɛŋɡəl/; July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New York Mets. Nicknamed “The Ol’ Perfessor”, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of… Read more »