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Alvin Dark Baseball Card, Courtesy Daily Advertiser

On July 6, 1964, former Ragin’ Cajun Alvin Dark appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, as the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Dark and Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson are the only baseball players in Major League history to win the Rookie of the Year award for the entire League. In 1949, the American and National Leagues began awarding separate Rookie of the Year awards for their respective leagues. Dark later went on to manage the Oakland Athletics to a World Championship in 1974. Image courtesy of sicovers.com and Chris Yandle, UL Sports Information.