Memories of the 70's

Bobby Tolan - Cincinnati Reds 1970
Bobby Tolan led the major leagues by stealing 57 bases. Lou Brock, Cardinals was next with 51; Bobby Bonds, Giants stole 48 bases. Joe Morgan, Reds' Star swiped 42. Bert Campaneris - Oakland A's 1970 Speedy Bert Campaneris led the American League with his 42 stolen bases.

Mike Marshall - Los Angeles Dodgers
1974 Season: Mike Marshall became the first relief pitcher in baseball history to win the "Cy Young Award." Marshall appeared in 106 games, pitched 208 innings, won 15 - lost 12, saved 21 games. His ERA was 2.42 and his opponents batting average was .247.

Mickey Lolich - Detroit Tigers
1971 Season: This great pitcher captured the "Cy Young" by winning 25 games, the most in the major leagues. He lost only 14 games; had an ERA of 2.92, threw 4 shutouts; started 45 games and completed 29. He pitched 376 innings while walking only 92 batters and struck out 308. He limited the opposing batters to a .237 average.

Jim Rice - Boston Red Sox
1978 Season: Jim Rice led the major league with a high of 406 total bases. This was the highest total since Musial's total of 429 in 1948. Jim Rice hit 25 doubles, 15 triples and whacked 46 Homers. Rice walked 58 times and hit 127 singles.

Ken Brett - Chicago White Sox
1976 Season: Pitcher Ken Brett was the only White Sox Player to win 10 games or more. Brett was 10-12 with an ERA of 3.32.

Jeff Burroughs - Texas Rangers
1974 Season: Jeff was the AL Most Valuable Player with his power hitting. Burroughs hit 33 Doubles, 25 Hr's and he batted .301, walked 91 times and struck out 104 times.

Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds
1974 Season: Pete Rose led the major leagues with 110 runs scored. Teammate Johnny Bench was tied with Mike Schmidt with 108 runs.

Ralph Garr - Atlanta Braves
1974 Season: Speedster Ralph Garr led the major leagues with 17 triples. Al Oliver, Pittsburgh Pirates was second with 12.

Ron Guidry - New York Yankees
1978 Season: Guidry won the AL "Cy Young Award" which is given to the best pitcher in the league. He was 25-3, a .893 pct. Guidry started 35 games, completed 16 and hurled 9 complete shutouts. He pitched 273 innings, struck out 248 and only walked 72 batters. Ron Guidry had an outstanding ERA of 1.73 and an OBA of .193.