This is another pack I got from Shane Diaz. Like last time, I'll post the categories that they led the league for them all.42 Mario Soto
#1 AL Shutouts - 5#6 (tie) NL Games Started - 36
#6 (tie) Complete Games - 9
#9 Innings Pitched - 256 2/3
An excellent pitcher for some bad teams. Arm problems wrecked his career, but he had a very solid five year run in the early '80s.
7 Gary Pettis
#2 NL Stolen bases - 56#7 (tie) Triples - 8
Great speed, great defense, lousy hitter. Nobody's perfect.
38 Keith Moreland
#4 NL RBIs - 106#7 NL Batting Average - .307
#9 (tie) NL Hits - 180
#10 NL On Base Percent - .374
I had no idea his nickname was Zonk. Thanks Wikipedia! 1985 was probably Keith's best year, although he hit a career high 27 homers in 1987. He must have been competing with Hawk.
10 Britt Burns
#2 (tie) AL Shutouts - 4#3 (tie) AL Victories - 18
*#6 AL Strikeouts - 172
The back notes that Mike Witt was rated #5 in the AL in strikeouts, but he's not pictured. Witt would win 18 games in '86, so I'm sure he's featured in the 1987 version of this set. Britt developed a hip problem after this season and never pitched in the majors again.
27 Rickey Henderson
#1 AL Runs - 146#1 AL Stolen Bases - 80
#4 AL Batting Average - .314
#4 AL On Base Percentage - .419
#4 AL Walks - 99
RICKEY!!! This card shows why he's the greatest lead off hitter of all time.
3 Wade Boggs
#1 AL Batting Average - .368#1 AL On Base Percentage - .450
#1 AL Hits - 240
#3 AL Doubles - 42
#4 AL Total Bases - 312
Boggs right in the middle of his peak years. 240 hits is good for 13th all time for hits in a season.
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