While Dizzy Trout easily had his best seasons in the war depleted 1940’s, he was still an effective hurler after World War II.  

For a ten season stretch (1964-73), Bill Freehan was one of the top Catchers in the American League.  In each of those years, he would be named an All-Star, and he would add an 11th one in 1975.

A member of the Tigers for his entire career, the apex of his career was in 1968, which was the season he staffed a roster of pitchers who took the Tigers to a World Series win.  Freehan himself was the runner-up to the MVP Award that year, and he was third the year before.  A five-time Gold Glove winner, Freehan would smack an even 200 Home Runs with 1,591 Hits.

Sometimes it felt as if Mickey Lolich never got his due, no matter what he accomplished.  

Justin Verlander played a pair of Games in 2005, and he shot out of the gate as a rookie in 2006, winning the American League Rookie of the Year Award with a 17-9 record.  Some ROYs falter, but this would not be the case for JV.