The best baseball player born on Nov. 3
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Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Nov. 3:
1) Bob Feller (1918)
Feller was one of baseball’s premier flamethrowers during his 18-year career. “Rapid Robert” won the pitching Triple Crown as a 21-year-old, winning 27 games, posting a 2.61 ERA and striking out 261 in 1940. Feller was also the first American professional athlete to enlist in the U.S. military during World War II. He ended his Hall of Fame career with 2,581 strikeouts, which was impressive considering he missed three years during his prime.
2) Jim McCormick (1856)
McCormick was as solid as they come during the early days of the National League, as the righty tossed 4,275 2/3 innings in his career, which averages out to a blistering 428 per season. Of his 485 starts, 466 went the distance, with 33 of those being shutouts.
3) Dwight Evans (1951)
Evans spent 19 of his 20 big league seasons in Boston, representing the Red Sox on three All-Star teams. He was one of the best defensive right fielders in the game, winning eight Gold Gloves in one of baseball’s most daunting outfields. He held his own with the bat, as he won two Silver Slugger awards, as well.
4) Bob Welch (1956)
Welch found equal success in both the National and American Leagues throughout his career. In his first decade in MLB, Welch was an All-Star with the Dodgers, received Cy Young votes in two different seasons and won a World Series ring in 1981. In the AL, Welch was once again part of a World Series-winning team with the 1989 A’s. A season later, he won the AL Cy Young award over Roger Clemens.
5) Kyle Seager (1987)
Seager surprisingly retired following the 2021 season, but his swan song was one of the best in recent memory. The lifelong Mariner ended his 11-year stint in Seattle with a career-high 35 homers and 101 RBIs on the year.
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