Billy Nash was with the Boston Beaneaters ten of his fifteen seasons over two five year stints (1885-89 & 1891-95) and the Third Baseman proved to be a dependable player in both runs.  Nash was a better than average defensive player at the hot corner and he was decent with his offense.  Six times he had 140 or more Hits (though he never hit 150) and produced well in the clutch with five years of at least 90 Runs Batted In and he was in the top seven in that statistic six times.  Nash’s career with the Beaneaters would see him accumulate 1,285 Hits with a Slash Line of .281/.368/389.

The starting Catcher for the Atlanta Braves for nine seasons, Javy Lopez was considered one of the better Catchers in the National League during most of that time.  Early in his career, Lopez would help Atlanta win the 1995 World Series and in the following season he was the NLCS MVP though the Braves would not win the Fall Classic that year.  The Puerto Rican would be a three-time All-Star and was a good-hitting Catcher who would have five 20 Home Run Season, the best of which is his last campaign in Atlanta (2003) where he blasted 43 Home Runs with a .328 Batting Average.  He would be a fifth place finisher in MVP voting that year.  Lopez would accumulate 1,148 Hits with 214 Home Runs and a .287 Batting Average as an Atlanta Brave.

The Braves chose Lopez for their Hall of Fame in 2014.

Billy Hamilton arrived to Boston at age 30 and while his best years were behind him he was still a very good and fast player who changed baseball games with his speed.  In the six years he was with the Beaneaters he hit the 100 Runs Scored mark in four of them, with two of them exceeding 150.  In 1897, his 152 Runs were enough to lead the National League.  In the past, Hamilton led the NL in Stolen Bases four times (plus one in the AA).  He didn’t have the same speed with Boston but he still swiped bases 274 times.  His batting eye was still excellent as he led the NL in Walks his first two seasons as a Beaneater and he had two OBP titles.  His Boston numbers would see him collect 885 Hits with a .339 Batting Average and an incredible On Base Percentage of .456.

We return to the potent Milwaukee Braves team of the 1950’s where we have Joe Adcock, a slugger who went yard for the franchise 239 times including a 38 dinger season in 1956.