Many baseball historians have painted Wally Schang as one of the better offensive Catchers of the deadball era. In terms of his World Series Rings, you can argue that he is one of the most successful.
Jack Fournier was a Manager’s enigma. He could hit well, but his fielding was so bad, that in the era before the Designated Hitter that the talented batsmen would have spells where he could not make the Majors.
The Montreal Expos had earned a reputation for scouting and signing Latin American talent, and one of the best examples of that was Venezuelan First Baseman, Andres Galarraga.
When you look at the past MVPs in baseball history, Bobby Shantz is one of the more curious players to win it.