Tim Stoddard #539

 

This week, a two sport star from NC State…Tim Stoddard! Tim was the power forward for the 1974 NCAA title winning NC State Basketball team as a teammate of Skywalker David Thompson. Tim later won a World Series title with the Baltimore Orioles in 1983! He is the only player to win both titles. The other player to appear in both a Final Four and a World Series is Kenny Lofton...but he didn't win either title. In an interesting coincidence, both Stoddard and Lofton went to Washington High School in East Chicago, Indiana.

Topics: pinstripes, children’s taunts, East Chicago

Listen:

Card #359 on ⁠Beckett⁠

⁠1983 Topps Blog⁠ Timeline of Tim

SABR Bio by ⁠Rory Costello⁠ 

Tim’s ⁠first MLB at bat⁠ in the World Series

Tim talks about ⁠Legion Ball

Mike Macfarlane #62T

This week, Royals great Mike Macfarlane! For a decade Macfarlane was ever present behind the plate for the Kansas City Royals. He was solid at the plate and behind it, and was #22 on a Royals Review list of KC greats!

Topics: asparagus, Scottish clans

Listen:

Card #62T on ⁠Beckett⁠

SABR Bio by ⁠Bob Lemoine⁠

Mike in ⁠Missouri Sports HOF⁠

Top 100 Royals: ⁠Mike at #22⁠

⁠Chuck McMichael⁠

Mike ⁠saves a life⁠

⁠Mac N Seitz Academy

James Steels #117

This week, James Steels, or according to his 1988 Fleer card Jim Steels or Jim Steele. At AAA he did what his name said, successfully stealing 35 bases in 1986. He never got a chance to play full time in MLB, only 148 PAs in parts of 3 seasons. He was the 1984 Texas League MVP and the first 30-30 man in the Mexican League!

Topics: Santa Maria BBQ, probation, Denny’s in Mexico City

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Links:

Card 117 on ⁠Beckett⁠

⁠Santa Maria Times⁠ article about James

James from the ⁠vault⁠

James Steels stats at ⁠Cal Poly⁠⁠

1987 ⁠article ⁠about James

Video of James at Spring Training: