2B, b. 1957. “Sweet Lou” would no doubt have won more than his three career Gold Gloves were it not for the Royals’ slick fielding second baseman Frank White. 2B, b. 1969. Boone and Souter had relatively little impact early in their careers, but have become key players on their respective squads. Both play important roles up the middle—Souter as one of the Court’s key moderates, and Boone as a solid second baseman who has developed some swat in his bat. He has been a key performer for the Mariners this year, who have posted the best regular-season American League record in history. 1B DH, b. 1963. This fearsome slugger has tagged big league pitchers for over 400 home runs in his career. LHP, b. 1967. Born without a right hand, Abbott won 12 games during his rookie year with the Angels.