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Teodoro Noel Martinez was born on December 10, 1947, in Barahona, Dominican Republic. The slim six-foot infielder was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Mets in 1966 at the age of 19.  At A ball in 1968, he hit over .300 and played a solid defensive infield.  By 1970 he was hitting .306 with 13 stolen bases at AAA Tidewater and posting a .966 fielding %. Mets Debut: Martinez made his MLB debut on July 18th, 1970, playing second base & batting 8th in a 4-3 win over Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. He stayed up for a brief four games that week, getting one hit in 16 at bats.  In 1971 he hit .297 at AAA Tidewater, as the clubs main second baseman. That July he got another call up filling in mostly at shortstop that month.  Martinez hit safely in his first four games, with another four-game streak at the end of the month. That month he had two multi-RBI games. On September 17th, Teddy hit his first career...

Bruce Armand Boisclair was born December 9, 1952, in Putnam, Connecticut. The tall slender six foot two, outfielder was drafted in the 20th round of the 1970 draft by the New York Mets.  In 1972 he hit .348 at A ball Visalia, by far the best average he ever hit for in his pro career. That season he also hit a minor league career high four HRs. He was known for his base stealing as he stole 20 bases at A ball Pompano Beach in 1971, followed by 16 more in 1972 with Visalia. In 1974 he played at AAA Tidewater, where he stole ten bases & batted .239 good enough to earn a September call up. Mets Career:   On September 11th, 1974,  Boisclair made his MLB debut as a pinch runner in a classic extra inning game. Bruce entered the game as a pinch runner, in the 23rd inning of the Mets-Cardinals marathon. He actually reached third base with two outs, but Cleon Jones flied out to end the inning.  He went 3-12 that month. In 1975 Bruce spent the seaso...

Shawn David Green was born on November 10, 1972, in Des Plaines, Illinois. The six foot four left-handed hitter, won a baseball scholarship to Sanford University.  In 1991 he was the Toronto Blue Jays #1 pick, the 16th picks overall. He had an impressive minor league career winning the International League batting title in 1994, batting .341 with a .401 on base %, 13 HRs & 61 RBIs.  He was voted the IL’s top hitting prospect & the league's best outfield throwing arm. He was the Blue Jays Minor League Player of the Year & was named one of Baseball Americas top prospects. MLB Career Blue Jays: Green was brought up for a cup of coffee in the 1993 Blue Jays championship season (3 games) & again in 1994. He began in Toronto coming in fifth in the AL Rookie of the Year voting, he would go on to hit over thirty doubles five straight seasons as well.  By 1995 he was a fixture in the Blue Jays outfield for the next five seasons. He put up bigger nu...

Delbert Bernard Unser was born on December 9, 1944, in Decatur, Illinois. He was the son of former Detroit Tiger & Cincinnati Reds catcher Al Unser. Family- MLB Father: Al Unser hit .251 with 4 HRs 15 doubles & 30 RBIs in four MLB seasons, Playing in 120 career games. After his playing days he was minor league manager in the St. Louis Cardinal organization in the sixties & then became a scout in the early seventies.  Al Unser passed away at age 82 in 1995. Del Unser was a star ball player at Mississippi State and got drafted first round by the Washington Senators in 1966.  MLB Career: He came up in 1968 making the Topps All Star Rookie team and became the Senators regular centerfielder for the next four years until they left the nation’s Capital for Texas. His best season was in 1969 when he hit .286 and led the AL in triples with eight, hitting 7 HRs with 57 RBIs, 166 hits and 19 doubles. The next three years he hit in the .250 ra...