Wood vs. Wood #280

Last time it was 9-0 for 1987, basically a forfeit by '62. Will this be closer?

Johnny Podres doesn't want to smile for the photographer at Wrigley Field. Podres was an unheralded third-year starter for the Dodgers in 1955, who catapulted to fame by beating the Yankees twice in the World Series to give Brooklyn their only World Championship. He missed the next season due to military service but came back in '57 to start a string of seven straight seasons with double-digit victories. His 2.66 ERA led the NL in 1957, and he was an All Star three times. He ended his career with brief stints in Detroit and San Diego. Overall in 440 games he went 148-116 with a 3.68 ERA. After his playing career he was a pitching coach for several teams. He died in 2008.

Jeffrey Leonard is hatless, long past the time that was common on cards. Like Podres, Leonard was a solid player with one outstanding postseason performance. In 1987, Leonard hit a respectable .280 with19 HR and 63 RBI. However, in the NLCS against the Cardinals he exploded for a .417 average with 4 HR and 5 RBI. It wasn't enough to help SF overcome STL, but it did earn him NLCS MVP honors. He is still the last player to win a postseason MVP award from a losing team. In fourteen seasons with five teams Leonard, a two-time All-Star, hit .266 with 144 HR, 723 RBI and 163 SB. After his playing career he was a minor league and college coach. Leonard, known for his "one flap down" home run trot at a time when individualized celebrations were rare, now runs the One Flap Down Foundation which helps single mothers with breast cancer.