- Bob Allison (1934-1995) – SABR BIO by Gregory H. Wolf
- 13-year major league career, spanning from 1958-1970, entirely as a RF/LF with the Senators/Twins franchise
- He won the AL Rookie of the Year in 1959, after leading the league with 9 triples to go with 30 HR, 85 RBI, and 13 SB. In the 1959 American League Rookie of the Year voting, Jim Perry finished in second place and Russ Snyder finished in third place.
- Three-time All-Star
- He was a power hitter with 20+ HR eight times
- Overall had 256 HR, a .255/.358/.471 slash line, and a 127 OPS+
- 1965 World Series Game 2 catch
- Inducted in to the Minnesota Twins HOF in 2003
- Finished with a career WAR of 34.1
Copy and paste to see it on YouTube
https://www.mlb.com/video/allison-s-amazing-catch-c20256157?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share
John,
As I have mentioned numerous times, the 1965 World Series was one of the best I have seen and Allison’s catch in Game 2 was one of the highlights.
https://www.mlb.com/video/allison-s-amazing-catch-c20256157?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share
Thanks for the reminder Paul.I did just that. Have a great day.