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JoeA children’s book I found abandoned atop a pay phone in the NYC subway the other day makes a powerful argument for the most recognizable baseball name question. The 24-page booklet titled “World Series Heroes,” was published in 1994 and highlights players like Dave Winfield, Kirk Gibson, and Jack Morris. I’ve inset the “ex libris” upper left. We have no idea whether little Tyler recognized any of the names in the book, but we can reasonably assume he figured that any book of baseball heroes MUST contain the man he depicted on the inside back cover.
