Born in 1960

In this first post of a new "irregular special feature" I will be highlighting players who were born in 1960. Why 1960 ? Well, that is the year I was born and that is as good a reason as I could came up with.

So for starters I will acknowledge the career leaders in some statistics:

Homeruns: Cal Ripken Jr - 431

RBI's: Cal Ripken Jr - 1695

Batting Average: Tony Gwynn - .338 (more than 100 games played)

Stolen Bases: Steve Sax - 444

Triples: Juan Samuel - 102

Wins: Mark Langston - 179

Saves: John Franco - 424

Strikeouts: Mark Langston - 2474

Other notable players that were born in 1960 are:

Sid Bream

Ron Darling

Kirby Puckett

Fernando Valenzuela

Andy Van Slyke

Harold Reynolds

Kent Hrbek

Chili Davis

Tom Brunansky and many many others

In the weeks and months ahead I will scan some cards and share some insight about those players that were born in 1960. Hope you enjoy . . .