Wood vs. Wood #180

Last time 1962 cruised to a 6-1 victory. Who will win this time?

Simple spring training headshot for Bob Allison. The AL Rookie of the Year in 1959, Allison played his entire 13-year career for the Senators/Twins franchise. A big slugger with low (for the time) batting average and high walk and strikeout totals, his stat line looks more like a 2020s player than a 1960s player. His best season was 1963, when he hit .271 with 35 HR and 91 RBI, leading the AL with 99 runs scored and a .911 OPS. Overall, in 1,541 games he hit .255 with 256 HR and 796 RBI. After his career he was a sales manager for Coca-Cola. He died at the age of 60 in 1995, having battled a rare neurological disorder for years.

Chris Brown looks skyward after a big swing. Long home run or high pop-up? Probably a pop-up judging by the lack of reaction from the SF fans. Chris Brown had a great rookie season in 1985 and was even better in 1986, hitting .317 with 7 HR, 49 RBI and 13 SB. Unfortunately he seriously injured his shoulder that season and was never the same, and after brief stints in San Diego and Detroit, he was finished as a major leaguer in 1989. In 449 games he hit .269 with 38 HR and 184 RBI. After his career he held a variety of jobs, including a truck driver for Halliburton in Iraq for three years. He died in 2006 of burns he suffered in a mysterious fire in a vacant home he owned in Texas.