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Edward Francis Bouchee  was born on March 7, 1933,  in Livingston, Montana. The left-handed  hitting first baseman was signed out of Washington State University by the Spokane Indians. He batted .319 in his first season at A ball & then went off to serve two years in the Korean War.  After his military service his contract was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955. He batted .313 at A ball Schenectady & then was promoted to AAA Miami in 1956. He hit .294 there making it to the majors for nine games in with the Philadelphia Phillies.  In his first full season (1957) he had 168 hits with 84 walks (4th in the NL) & led the league in hit by pitches (14). He had 17 HRs with 35 doubles (third in the NL) 76 RBIs while batting .293, posting a .394 on base % (third best in the NL).  At first base he led the league in errors (16) as well as assists (125) & games played (157). He was second in Rookie of the Year voting losing out to his t...

Jeffrey Franklin Kent was born on March 7, 1968, in Bellflower, California a suburb of Los Angeles. His father was a motorcycle cop who didn't stand for nonsense or small talk. As a kid Kent was into motor cross & surfing, not watching baseball on TV because he later said it was too boring. His father did take him & his brother to baseball games. Kent did play baseball in little league & in school. At high school Kent & his attitude problem caused a serious run in with his baseball coach which got him removed from the team. He attended the University of California at Berkley, playing for the Golden Bears. The six foot one right hand hitter, was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 20th round of the 1988 draft. He played three brief seasons in the minors, showing power hitting 16 HRs in 1990 at AA ball. MLB Career: He got onto the Blue Jays Opening Day roster in 1992 debuting on April 12th getting his first career hit that day, a 6th inning doubl...

John Herman Stephenson was born on April 13, 1941, in South Portsmouth, Kentucky. The educated Stephenson earned a degree at William Carey College, in Mississippi.  In 1963 the five foot eleven left-handed hitting catcher went from A ball right up to the Mets big league team in 1964. Mets Career- 1964 : Stephenson made the club out of Spring Training and appeared as a pinch hitter in the 5-3 Opening Day loss.  On April 17th, in the first game ever played at Shea Stadium John struck out as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning of the 4-3 loss to the Pirates.   Stephenson would appear mostly as a pinch hitter & in 14 games at third base, but he didn’t hit much.  Trivia: On Father’s Day 1964 he was the final out of Jim Bunnings's perfect game pitched against the Mets at Shea Stadium. First Career HR: On June 29th, Stephenson's was playing at third base & batting in the leadoff spot in a game in San Franciso. He led off ...