03-05-2009, 02:43 PM
FWIW, in Santo's era, there were a lot of great 3rd basemen too. For instance, in 1964 he had an awesome year: 30HR, 114 RBI, .313 avg, OPS+ of 164 (!), and a Gold Glove at 3rd. Top Ten in the MVP vote, despite the Cubs sucking and coming in 8th place.
However, in 1964, Ken Boyer won the NL MVP, Brooks Robinson won the AL MVP, and Richie Allen had one of the best rookie seasons in baseball history (and of course won ROTY).
All were third basemen.
However, in 1964, Ken Boyer won the NL MVP, Brooks Robinson won the AL MVP, and Richie Allen had one of the best rookie seasons in baseball history (and of course won ROTY).
All were third basemen.
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