Ray Jablonski

Raymond Leo Jablonski (December 17, 1926 – November 25, 1985) was a right-handed third baseman from Chicago, Illinois who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball between 1953 and 1960. After beginning his professional career in the Boston Red Sox organization in 1947, he was acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1948 minor league draft. Jablonski won the Carolina League Triple Crown and MVP award in 1951 before breaking into the Cardinals' starting lineup in 1953, starting all 157 games at third base and posting career bests of 21 home runs and 112 RBI. He was named a National League All-Star in 1954 and appeared in 812 games across stints with the Cardinals, Cincinnati Redlegs, New York/San Francisco Giants, and Kansas City Athletics.