Al Rosen - 2006

Al Rosen was a third baseman with the American League Cleveland Indians from 1947-56, he was baseball’s first ever unanimous selection as Most Valuable Player in 1953. For 5 consecutive seasons (1950-54), Rosen knocked in 100 or more runs each year. Twice Al led the American League in both home runs and RBI’s. Four consecutive times he was elected an All-Star (1952-55), hitting two homers and 5 RBI’s in the ‘54 game. He re-entered baseball 20 years later as president of the Yankees, then the Astros, and then president and general manager of the Giants. His maneuvering brought San Francisco from last place in 1985 to the NL West title in 1987.