The next player from my recently released 1963 "Lost Second Series" custom set to get featured here on the blog is "Little Louie", Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio:
Aparicio really was some kind of baseball talent!
From 1956 through 1964 he led his league in steals every single time,
that’s nine straight years, with a high of 57 in 1964 playing for the
Baltimore Orioles.
He was both a member of the “Go-Go” Chicago White Sox in 1959, helping them reach the World Series, as well as the surprising 1966 World Champion Orioles, who shocked the world by sweeping the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
The ten-time All-Star also took home nine Gold Glove Awards, teaming up with Nellie Fox to form one of the greatest double-play combos of all time.
He led the AL in fielding percentage eight straight years, between 1959 and 1966, while also leading in assists seven times, putouts four times and double-plays twice.
He was both a member of the “Go-Go” Chicago White Sox in 1959, helping them reach the World Series, as well as the surprising 1966 World Champion Orioles, who shocked the world by sweeping the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
The ten-time All-Star also took home nine Gold Glove Awards, teaming up with Nellie Fox to form one of the greatest double-play combos of all time.
He led the AL in fielding percentage eight straight years, between 1959 and 1966, while also leading in assists seven times, putouts four times and double-plays twice.
But let's not forget the man retired with 2677 hits and 1335 runs scored, so it wasn't as if he was ALL defense.
So with that, in 1984 he was rightfully selected for Cooperstown by the BBWAA, joining former
teammates like Frank & Brooks Robinson & Early Wynn, with others
like Nellie Fox and Jim Palmer joining him later on.
