After I recently added Hall of Famer Robin Yount to my long-running 1975 “In-Action” series, I figured it’d only make sense to add another future HOFer, the great George Brett, who was just starting out his stellar career with his first full season in 1974:
Brett finished third in the American League Rookie of the Year race in
1974, hitting .282 with 129 hits, 49 runs scored and 47 runs batted in
over 133 games for the Kansas City Royals.
He’d have his breakout season quickly, leading the league with 195 hits
as well as 13 triples in 1975 before winning his first batting title a
year later when he hit .333 with a league-leading 215 hits and 14
triples.
The man was born to hit, and would finish his career with 3154 hits, a
.305 average, 317 homers and let’s not forget the 201 stolen bases and
137 triples!
The 13-time all-star was a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1993, getting
named to 98.2% of the ballot, while taking home the MVP in 1980 after
his magical .390 hitting season, while finishing second twice and third
once.
Legend!