October 1, 1919 is the birthday of Bob Boyd, a baseball player. In
1957, he had his best year: only 8 players had an RBI greater than 300
that year, and he finished fourth with .318, playing for the Orioles.
He was the first Oriole to have a batting average over 300 in the 20th
century. He had a .991 fielding average as a first baseman (36 errors
in 4159 chances).
An interesting point about his career was that he was a drafted by the
Orioles under the "rule 5 draft." This draft takes place in December;
the draft is meant to ensure that teams cannot stockpile strong
prospects
The most famous Rule 5 draftee is Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente of
the Pirates. Others include Bobby Bonilla, Manny Trillo, Willie
Hernandez and Johan Santana.
You can find this year's Rule 5 draftees at
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
1957, he had his best year: only 8 players had an RBI greater than 300
that year, and he finished fourth with .318, playing for the Orioles.
He was the first Oriole to have a batting average over 300 in the 20th
century. He had a .991 fielding average as a first baseman (36 errors
in 4159 chances).
An interesting point about his career was that he was a drafted by the
Orioles under the "rule 5 draft." This draft takes place in December;
the draft is meant to ensure that teams cannot stockpile strong
prospects
The most famous Rule 5 draftee is Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente of
the Pirates. Others include Bobby Bonilla, Manny Trillo, Willie
Hernandez and Johan Santana.
You can find this year's Rule 5 draftees at
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
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