Willie, Mickey and The Duke 1947-1959; DRAFTING!

157. gfdwarf - Jim Hegan 1951
158. allstarinc. Ray Crone 1955 (proxy)
159. kenhutchings - Comiskey Park 1957 **
160. risden-Joe Nuxhall 1958
161. Rick Smith - Bob Milliken 1953
162. LMB - Ellis Kinder 1954
163. krazykat - Solly Hemus 1951
164. Doug Tucker Jim Mcananey 1959
165. G. Howe-Stu Miller 1957
166. rjnewman-Red Barrett 1948
167. Musial6 - Vic Raschi 1950
168. ehlekev - Steve Gromek 1950
169. ehlekev - Gene Conley 1957 (proxy)
170. Musial6 - Tom Ferrick 1947
171. rjnewman-Jackie Collum 1955
172. G.Howe - R. Coleman 1956
173. doug_tucker - Morrie Martin 1953 (proxy)
174. krazykat -
175. LMBombers -
176. RickSmith -
177. Risden -
178. kenhutchings -
179. allstarinc. -
180. gfdwarf -

Can someone pick Vic Wertz 53 for me? Thanks.

157. gfdwarf - Jim Hegan 1951
158. allstarinc. Ray Crone 1955 (proxy)
159. kenhutchings - Comiskey Park 1957 **
160. risden-Joe Nuxhall 1958
161. Rick Smith - Bob Milliken 1953
162. LMB - Ellis Kinder 1954
163. krazykat - Solly Hemus 1951
164. Doug Tucker Jim Mcananey 1959
165. G. Howe-Stu Miller 1957
166. rjnewman-Red Barrett 1948
167. Musial6 - Vic Raschi 1950
168. ehlekev - Steve Gromek 1950
169. ehlekev - Gene Conley 1957 (proxy)
170. Musial6 - Tom Ferrick 1947
171. rjnewman-Jackie Collum 1955
172. G.Howe - Rip Coleman 1956
173. doug_tucker - Morrie Martin 1953 (proxy)
174. krazykat - Vic Wertz 1953
175. LMBombers -
176. RickSmith -
177. Risden -
178. kenhutchings -
179. allstarinc. -
180. gfdwarf -

157. gfdwarf - Jim Hegan 1951
158. allstarinc. Ray Crone 1955 (proxy)
159. kenhutchings - Comiskey Park 1957 **
160. risden-Joe Nuxhall 1958
161. Rick Smith - Bob Milliken 1953
162. LMB - Ellis Kinder 1954
163. krazykat - Solly Hemus 1951
164. Doug Tucker Jim Mcananey 1959
165. G. Howe-Stu Miller 1957
166. rjnewman-Red Barrett 1948
167. Musial6 - Vic Raschi 1950
168. ehlekev - Steve Gromek 1950
169. ehlekev - Gene Conley 1957 (proxy)
170. Musial6 - Tom Ferrick 1947
171. rjnewman-Jackie Collum 1955
172. G.Howe - Rip Coleman 1956
173. doug_tucker - Morrie Martin 1953 (proxy)
174. krazykat - Vic Wertz 1953
175. LMBombers - Marv Grissom 1955
176. RickSmith -
177. Risden -
178. kenhutchings -
179. allstarinc. -
180. gfdwarf -

A question: Would anyone know who Vic Wertz was if it wasn't for Willie Mays making that amazing catch of his long drive in the 1954 World Series?

Who is this Willie Mays you refer too?

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Would anyone know who Al Downing was if he didn't......

A question: Would anyone know who Vic Wertz was if it wasn't for Willie Mays making that amazing catch of his long drive in the 1954 World Series?

Vic Wertz had a decent career, maybe as decent as some of the "you gotta be kidding me members of the BBHOF (think Rick Ferrell)" that lasted 17 seasons..sadly he died young at the age of 58

Would anyone know who Al Downing was if he didn't......

Funny you should mention that. Admittedly I do not follow baseball as closely as I did in the 70s. However, unless I looked it up, I cannot tell you who the pitcher was when Barry Bonds broke (ahem!) Hank Aaron's career homerun record. And I'm sure I'm not the only one ignorant of that. I guess there wasn't as big a hoopla about Bonds as there was for Aaron. I can still remember Aaron finishing the 1973 season just one home run shy of the record, and the controversy at the beginning of the 1974 season when the Braves manager was considering keeping him out of the lineup so that he would hit the tieing and record breaking homeruns at home.