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Offline welch

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Re: Carter Kieboom 2021
« Reply #25: October 05, 2021, 05:41:14 PM »
Sure. Kieboom had a great season at Fresno in 2019.

I remember that Dan Dobbek hit like a bandit in the minors, 23 homers in each of two season wrapped around, I think, his two year Army stint. Hit .337 the first year, OPS of .979, and .265 the second, with an OPS of .796. Topps made him a rookie star in 1959, right alongside Bob Allison. The Nats OF was set with Dobbek, Allison, and Lemon. Every kid in Washington hunted for Dobbek cards and for Allison cards.

Allison was AL Rookie of the Year in 1959, playing center, hitting 30 homers. The Nats Park concourse used to have the famous photo of Killebrew, Allison, Sievers, and Lemon, "The Modern Murderers Row". Bob Allison was a star, playing until 1970, when he was 35. Accumulated 34 WAR over 1959 - 1968. Here is Dan Dobbek: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dobbeda01.shtml