Right here’s a subjective rating of the highest 5 for Jan. 6.
1) Early Wynn (1920)Wynn is the one Corridor of Fame participant born on January 6. The intimidating righty compiled precisely 300 profession wins and received a Cy Younger Award with the White Sox in 1959. A nine-time All-Star, Wynn racked up 2,334 profession strikeouts over his 23 seasons within the Majors with the Washington Senators, Cleveland and Chicago. He led the Majors in wins in 1959 and completed tied for the Main League lead in wins in ’54. Wynn additionally led the AL in strikeouts two occasions (1957, ’58) and was inducted to Cooperstown in 1972.
2) Don Gullett (1951)The left-hander helped The Massive Purple Machine to a pair of World Sequence titles in 1975 and ’76 earlier than becoming a member of the Yankees and pitching for the World Sequence champs in ’77 and ’78 with New York. Gullet compiled a 109-50 profession file with a 3.11 ERA over his 9 seasons within the Majors with Cincinnati and New York from 1970-78. After retiring as a participant, Gullet was the Reds’ pitching coach from 1993-2005. He was inducted into the Reds’ Corridor of Fame in 2002
3) Kevin Gausman (1991)Gausman made his first All-Star staff in 2021, going 14-6 with a 2.81 ERA to complete sixth in Nationwide League Cy Younger Award voting for the Giants. After changing into one of many most-coveted pitchers on the free-agent market, the right-hander inked a five-year, $110 million contract to hitch the Blue Jays and anchor Toronto’s beginning rotation. In 2023, Gausman was chosen to his second All-Star staff, whereas main the AL with 237 strikeouts and earing All-MLB Second Crew honors.
4) Ralph Branca (1926)Branca, who surrendered “The Shot Heard ‘Spherical The World” to Bobby Thompson in 1951, was an All-Star in three consecutive seasons from 1947-49 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and pitched a complete of 12 seasons within the Majors with the Dodgers, Tigers and Yankees. The best-hander, who had a complete of 16 brothers and sisters whereas rising up in New York, had his finest season in 1947 when he went 21-12 with a 2.67 ERA.
5) Norm Charlton (1963)Charlton was one of many “Nasty Boys” out of the Reds’ bullpen together with teammates Randy Myers and Rob Dibble and the fiery trio helped Cincinnati seize the 1990 World Sequence. The left-hander was an All-Star for the Reds in 1992, and he went on to play till 2001 when he made 44 appearances for the 116-win Mariners in his last Main League season.
Phil Masi (1916)The catcher was a four-time All-Star who represented the Boston Braves in 4 consecutive Midsummer Classics from 1945-48. Masi had his finest season on the plate in 1947 when he hit .304 and he helped lead the Braves to the NL pennant in ’48.
Marlon Anderson (1974)Anderson spent 5 seasons with the Phillies and was the staff’s common second baseman in 1999, 2001 and ’02. He performed for 5 extra groups within the massive leagues up till 2009. Since retiring as a participant, he spent a while as a Phillies broadcaster and likewise as a Minor League hitting coach within the Nationals’ and Mets’ organizations.
