The 1990 Major League batting champion

[leatherman]

The flipside of the McGee story is Mark McGwire. Leading the AL in homers in 1997 with 34 in OAK, traded to STL where he hit 24 more. Most homers in the game, led neither league.

FYI - McGwire finished 9th in the AL with 34 HRs in 1997, and 22nd in the NL with his 24 HRs.

 

[leatherman]

Great story out there about him disappearing into the jungles of Hispanola to do blow. I don't think anyone knows what happened to him. Might want to google that one.

I bet he is still circling I-285 looking for Fulton County Stadium.

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

Actually, the Dodgers beat the A's in 1988, two years before the McGee trade. The A's were swept by the Reds in 1990, with Jose Rijo dominating them for games 1 and 4, allowing just 1 run in 15.1 innings.

Yeah, I woke up this morning and realized my error. The odds for the A's were through the roof and few gave the Reds a chance. I myself was prepared to wager 100 dollars (in 9th grade). Boy was I glad afterwards that I couldn't find any takers for the Reds.

 

[WaxPax]

You can not have an All-Ugly team without Andy Etchebarren....

The flipside of the McGee story is Mark McGwire. Leading the AL in homers in 1997 with 34 in OAK, traded to STL where he hit 24 more. Most homers in the game, led neither league.

And, Don Mossi.

Even more parenthetically, Don Mossi is the subject of one of the best write-ups in the Great American Baseball Card book. Something about him forming a partnership with weaselish-looking Ray Narleski to run a mortuary service, Narleski handling public relations and Mossi doing the dirty work. Very funny.