Melanated Mound Marauder and legendary Black Ace “Bullet” Bob Gibson was such a terror that MLB lowered the mound 10 inches after his historic 1968 season to return an advantage back to the hitters.
MLBbro Donn Clendenon hit three home runs in the 1969 World Series and was the MVP for the NY Mets who defeated the Baltimore Orioles. The historical MLBbro hit .357 with three home runs and four RBI in a five-game series.
Cleon Jones batted .429 in Mets three game sweep of Atlanta Braves in NLCS. And no one will forget Jones recorded the final out in the 1969 WS to secure it for the Mets over the heavily-favored Baltimore Orioles.
In three plus seasons with the Cincinnati Reds Kal Daniels was a 20-20 guy who hit .301 and was a rare combination of speed and power.
His best season was in 1990 when he hit .296 with 27 homers and 94 RBI. Daniels has a career OBP of .382
Bobby Meacham played six years for the Yankees, but his greatest assist was convincing college basketball scholarship player Tony Gwynn to play baseball for San Diego State. The rest is history.
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