Oakland A's Legends: Baker, Grove, Simmons, Waddell Profiles

Oakland A's Team Profile Page Lefty Grove, Al Simmons
Al Simmons·Frank Baker·Lefty Grove·Rube Waddell·
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The page from the 1971 Illustrated Digest of Baseball highlights four prominent baseball figures. Frank Baker, renowned for his power hitting and base running, led the American League in home runs for four years, with a lifetime average of .307, and appeared in 25 World Series games. Lefty Grove, known for his fastball, won 300 games with a .682 winning percentage, 14 consecutive games in 1928, and was a nine-time ERA leader. Al Simmons, with a career average of .334, led the league with 157 RBIs in 1929, excelling in both hitting and fielding.