November 6 – December 10, 1961

Jimmy Dean

Big Bad John

October 23 – November 5, 1961

Dion

Runaround Sue

Carlos Ruiz was not always known as one of the top Catchers but realistically he should have been, as he was known as a favorite of Pitchers and was a solid defensive backstop.  The Panamanian’s defense at the plate propelled him to three straight seasons with MVP votes, something that a player who never had over 125 Hits should have had.

From the baseball rich nation of Cuba, Tony Gonzalez played nine of his eleven seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies and while he was never named an All-Star or achieved a lot of fame outside of Eastern Pennsylvania he was a decent hitter who provided 1,110 Hits for the Phils.  Gonzalez would have three .300 seasons over his career.  He would also lead all the National League Centerfielders in Fielding Percentage twice.