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Kirk Buchner, "The Committee Chairman", is the owner and operator of the site.  Kirk can be contacted at [email protected] .

152. Mark Grace

Mark Grace is the answer to the question of the trivia question; Who had the most Hits in the 1990s?

165. Schoolboy Rowe

Lynwood Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe was a Texas boy through and through, and when he joined the Detroit Tigers in 1933, the Michigan fans loved the superstitious Pitcher.

Rowe had his best year early, as in his second season, he posted a 24-8 record and led the American League in SO/BB (1.84).  Rowe was fourth in MVP voting, and he helped the Tigers win the American League Pennant, though they lost to the Cardinals.  The year after, Rowe was an All-Star, won the SO/BB Title again, and, more importantly, he helped Detroit win the World Series.

The remainder of Rowe’s career was marked by ups and downs; he was hurt for most of 1937 and 1938 and rebounded with a 16-3 record in 1940.  His '42 year was split between Detroit and Brooklyn, and he joined the Phillies in 1943, where he won 14 Games before going into the military for World War II.

He came back and was an All-Star again in 1947, before retiring in 1949 with a 158-101 record.

234. Nap Rucker

Nap Rucker played an even ten seasons with Brooklyn (1907-16), back when the franchise had intriguing team names like the Superbas and the Robins.

157. Jimmy Key

Jimmy Key played his entire career in the American League East, dividing between three teams, Toronto, New York, and Baltimore, finding success with all three clubs.

Key’s foray into the Majors first came with the Blue Jays, where he was used in late relief as a rookie.  That year ended his bullpen days, as Toronto promoted him to the starting rotation, and he was an All-Star.  Key would remain an essential figure in the Jays’ staff, winning the ERA Title in 1987 when he was the runner-up for the Cy Young.  Key was again an All-Star in 1991, and the following year, he helped take the Jays to their first World Series win.

Key was not in Toronto in 1993 to defend their title as he joined their rival, New York, as a Free Agent.  The Pitcher went to have the best back-to-back years of his career, earning All-Star nods in pinstripes in both '93 and '94, and finishing fourth and second in Cy Young voting, respectively.  In that runner-up year, he led the AL in Wins (17) and was also sixth in MVP voting. 

In his final two years in baseball (1997 & 1998), he was with Baltimore and was an All-Star in what was his penultimate year.  Key left the game with a 186-117 record.