On the blog today, on to the next 1974 All-Star "fix", this time for the electric Cesar Cedeno, who at the time was an up and coming superstar for the Houston Astros:
I
just cannot say enough about how awesome Cedeno was in the beginning of
his career, as a young player who was a threat with the long ball,
stealing a base, or hitting for average.
Cedeno was coming off his second straight season of hitting .320, along with a league-leading 39 doubles.
He also took home his second straight Gold Glove while finishing eleventh in the N.L. MVP race.
For
1974 it was more of the same as he'd drive home a career-best 102 runs
with 26 homers, also a career-high, while stealing 57 bases and scoring
95 runs.
The man could do it all!
I would love to know the numbers he could have put up had he not played
in the cavernous Astrodome for the first 12 years of his career!
By the time he was done after the 1986 season, he retired with 199 homers and 550 stolen bases, along with a very nice .285 batting average and 2087 hits.
An excellent player who was easily overshadowed by contemporaries of the era.
By the time he was done after the 1986 season, he retired with 199 homers and 550 stolen bases, along with a very nice .285 batting average and 2087 hits.
An excellent player who was easily overshadowed by contemporaries of the era.
