onin who had 804 in his career.Yount has collected two Most Valuabel Player Awards, at two different positions. He received the first one in 1982, perhaps his best season as a professional. He won a gold glove award for his play at shortstop, while hitting .331, giving him the AL MVP. The second MVP award came in 1989 when he moved to centerfield. He put up some pretty impressive numbers that year: 21 home runs, 103 RBI's, while hitting .318. Yount was also awarded the Gold Glove award for his play in centerfield. Yount is the only player to ever lead the league in fielding percentage as both an infielder and as an outfielder."The grind of playing shortstop cannot be overstated, and Yount played it well for 11 years (1974-1984). His 1982 hitting performance: .331, 29 homers, 114 RBI's, 129 runs, 210 hits, with 87 for extra bases, was one of the best ever by a shortstop, but when Yount's right shoulder needed surgery after the 1984 season, he began his second career as a centerfielder, the most important outfield position. No player has ever made the Hall of Fame after splitting his career, between the middle infield and the outfield." (Kurkjian p.48)As for George Brett his numbers speak for themselves. Brett is s shoe in for the Hall of Fame. There is no doubt that there will be a plaque with a picture of George Brett hanging on the walls of Cooperstown.Brett got his 3000th hit on the last day of september, with a single against the California Angels, making him only the 18th player in history to get 3000 hits. In his next game Brett surpassed Roberto Clemente, who ended his career with exactly 3000 hits. It is uncertian if Brett will retire after the end of the 1992 season, but if he does he will end his career with 3005 hits.Brett broke into the majors as a third baseman in the 1974 season with the Kansas City Royals, who he also plans to retire with. Brett wore the number 5 on behalf of Brooks Robinson, who also playe...
