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Who is the best MLB player born in 1955?

By YPB Team

Two Cooperstown plaques lead this group, yet the deeper cuts bring Gold Glove range, a batting title and some unlikely World Series heroics.

  1. Jack Clark — ranked #11
    Jack Clark
    Four-time All-Star slugger with the Giants and Cardinals whose ninth-inning home run won the deciding game of the 1985 NLCS.
    1000pts
  2. Jack Morris — ranked #22
    Jack Morris
    Pitcher with 254 career wins who threw a 10-inning shutout for the Twins in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.
    927pts
  3. LaMarr Hoyt — ranked #33
    LaMarr Hoyt
    Chicago White Sox pitcher who won the 1983 AL Cy Young Award with 24 victories.
    709pts
  4. Lee Mazzilli — ranked #44
    Lee Mazzilli
    New York Mets outfielder who homered and drew the go-ahead walk in the 1979 All-Star Game and won the 1986 World Series.
    709pts
  5. Mike Scott — ranked #55
    Mike Scott
    Houston Astros pitcher who won the 1986 NL Cy Young Award, clinched that year's division with a no-hitter and was named NLCS MVP.
    709pts
  6. Robin Yount — ranked #66
    Robin Yount
    Milwaukee Brewers shortstop and center fielder from 1974 to 1993 who won AL MVP awards in 1982 and 1989, collected 3,142 hits and entered the Hall of Fame in 1999.
    600pts
  7. Willie Wilson — ranked #77
    Willie Wilson
    Kansas City Royals center fielder who won the 1982 AL batting title, stole 668 bases and won the 1985 World Series.
    600pts
  8. Danny Darwin — ranked #88
    Danny Darwin
    Pitcher who won 171 games over 21 seasons and took the 1990 NL ERA title with the Houston Astros.
    466pts
  9. Mickey Hatcher — ranked #99
    Mickey Hatcher
    Los Angeles Dodgers utility player who hit two home runs in the 1988 World Series win over Oakland.
    466pts
  10. Jeff Reardon — ranked #1010
    Jeff Reardon
    Relief pitcher who finished with 367 saves and closed for the 1987 World Series champion Minnesota Twins.
    466pts
  11. Dennis Martínez — ranked #1111
    Dennis Martínez
    Nicaraguan pitcher who won 245 games in the majors and threw a perfect game for the Montreal Expos in 1991.
    466pts
  12. Mike Norris — ranked #1212
    Mike Norris
    Oakland Athletics pitcher who won 22 games and a Gold Glove in 1980, finishing second in AL Cy Young voting.
    0pts
  13. Chet Lemon — ranked #1313
    Chet Lemon
    Center fielder for the White Sox and Tigers who made three All-Star teams and won the 1984 World Series with Detroit.
    0pts
  14. Dwayne Murphy — ranked #1414
    Dwayne Murphy
    Oakland Athletics center fielder who won six consecutive Gold Gloves from 1980 to 1985.
    0pts

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