Dick Stigman

Stigma\'s professional career lasted 14 seasons (1954–67). In his rookie campaign, 1960 with Cleveland, he had posted a 4–4 win–loss record with three complete games and a 3.32 earned run average through June 30. Surprisingly, he was selected to the American League All-Star team by manager Al López, but he failed to appear in either of that summer\'s All-Star games (from 1959–62, two such games were played each year). He spent two full seasons with the Indians, and then—on the brink of the 1962 season—he was traded to his hometown Twins with first baseman Vic Power for right-handed pitcher Pedro Ramos.\n', '

That set the stage for Stigman\'s two most successful MLB campaigns. In 1962, he helped pitch the Twins to a shocking second-place finish in the American League. He worked in 40 games, alternating between starting and relief, and went 12–5 (3.66) with six complete games in 15 start…