Wood vs. Wood #292

Last time was an 8-1 victory for 1987. Will this be closer?

We get a close-up headshot of Jerry Kindall wearing a red pinstriped jersey. He had been traded from the Cubs to the Indians after the '61 season. Both teams wore blue pinstriped jerseys, so I assume this was a minor league jersey. A college star at Minnesota, Kindall was one of the prime examples of a "bonus baby" who failed to achieve major league success. In 742 games over nine seasons for the Cubs, Indians and Twins, he hit .213 with 44 HR and 198 RBI. He returned to the University of Minnesota in 1966 as a coach, and moved to the University of Arizona in 1972. There Kindall became one of the most successful head coaches in college baseball history, winning a school record 860 games and coaching numerous future major league stars. He retired in 1996 but spent another 20 years as a broadcaster for the team. He died of a stroke in 2017.

Franklin Stubbs also gets a headshot, but at least he gets to keep his cap one. Like Kindall, Stubbs was a college star (Virginia Tech). He didn't have a lot of MLB success either, though he did lead NL first basemen in fielding in 1987 and won a World Series ring in 1988, hitting .280 in his only postseason. Overall in 945 games over 10 seasons for the Dodgers, Astros, Brewers and Tigers, he hit .232 with 104 HR and 348 RBI. After his career he was a coach in the Braves, Dodgers and Diamondbacks organizations, though he appears to now be retired.