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Al Rosen made his first appearance for the Cleveland Indians in 1947, and this would be the only Major League team he ever played for.
Babe Herman made his first appearance in the Majors with the Brooklyn Robins, and it was there that he established himself as one of the better power hitters in the National League.
Herman played for the Robins for six seasons, and he batted over .300 in five of them, including a .393 season in 1931, which remains a franchise record. That season, he had career-highs in Home Runs (35), Runs Batted In (130), and Slugging Percentage (.678). Herman would later lead the NL in Triples (19) in a season with the Cincinnati Reds, and he also played for the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers. He had a career Slash Line of .324/.383/.532, which was very good, though it was countered with a lack of defensive skills.
Magglio Ordonez proved to be a very good hitter over his fifteen-year career, with 2,156 Hits, a .308 career Batting Average, a Batting Title in 2007, and had good power numbers with three Silver Slugger Awards and a career Slugging Average over .500. In 2007, Ordonez was the runner-up for the American League MVP Award, and he went to six All-Star games. He was a good player for a long time, but his career bWAR of 38.5, while decent, is not indicative of Hall of Fame candidacy by today’s standards.
Willie McGee is one of the most important players in the St. Louis Cardinals in terms of the decade of the 1980s, but he was a lot more than a few good seasons as a Redbird.