Terry Steinbach #551

 

This week, the 1988 All Star Game MVP...it's Terry Steinbach! Terry was voted the all star starter even though in his words he “wasn’t hitting worth crap.” He was the first prominent player to wear a c-flap helmet to protect his orbital bone. The New Ulm, Minnesota native played for the University of Minnesota (as a 3B) along with his 2 brothers! He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics, switched to catcher, played 14 seasons, made 3 All Star games, 3 straight World Series, and closed out a very good career back home with the Minnesota Twins! 

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Tim Wallach #399/560

 

David visits Quebec this week and we discussed Expos legend…C’est Tim Wallach! Wallach was the Expos first captain and he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He retired as the Montreal Expos leader in games, hits, doubles, RBIs. From 1980-1990 Tim made 5 all star teams, won 3 gold gloves, and had the 5th highest WAR of any 3B (behind only Boggs, Schmidt, Brett, and Molitor). 

Do you have extra Tim Wallach cards around, send them to the Wallach Collector over at www.TimWallach.com! 

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Ron Karkovice #86

 

This week, a 2nd Ron in a row…Chicago White Sox catcher, Officer Ron Karkovice! A first round draft pick who backed up Carlton Fisk. Karko only played for the Southsiders in his 12 season career. He was a great defensive catcher with often lackluster offensive stats. He also had a fantastic mustache.

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