LF George Bell could really swing the bat for the Toronto Blue Jays. He was a 2-time All-Star with the Blue Jays and he won 3 Silver Slugger Awards for them in his nine years with the team. In 1987 Bell won the A.L. MVP Award by playing in 156 games in which he was 188 of 610 (.308 avg, .957 OPS) with 111 runs scored, 47 homers, 134 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Bell played in 1,181 games in his career with the Jays and he was 1,294 of 4,528 (.286 avg, .811 OPS) with 641 runs scored, 202 homers, 740 RBIs and 59 stolen bases. Bell is #6 in Blue Jays’ history in games played (1,181), #5 in hits (1,294), #8 in batting average (.286), #9 in OPS (.811), #5 in runs scored (641), #4 in homers (202), #3 in RBIs (740), #5 in doubles (237) and he’s tied for 9th in triples (32). Bell will go down as one of the better hitters in Blue Jays’ history.

Righty Dave Stieb was the first real ace starting pitcher the Blue Jays ever had. He pitched 15 seasons with the Blue Jays appearing in 439 games (408 starts) in which he was 175-134 with a 3.42 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Personally, I think his best year was in 1985. He pitched in 36 games (all starts) for the Jays that season and he was 14-13 with a 2.48 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. He finished tied for 7th in the Cy Young voting because of his won-loss record and it’s quite shocking that his record wasn’t better than it was because the Blue Jays were 99-62 that season. Stieb is the Blue Jays’ career leader in wins (175), games started (408), innings pitched (2,873), strikeouts (1,658), complete games (103) and shut outs (30). He is also #3 in games pitched (439) and he is #3 in career ERA with a 3.42 mark. All of Stieb’s team records will stand for a while since the Blue Jays traded Roy Halladay to the Phillies over the winter.

Joe Carter played seven years for the Blue Jays in which he played in five All-Star Games. He will always be remembered for hitting a walk-off homer off of Mitch Williams in Game #6 of the World Series to not only win the game but the Series with one swing of the bat. Carter played in 1,039 games in his career with the Blue Jays and he was 1,051 of 4,093 (.257 avg, .781 OPS) with 578 runs scored, 203 homers, 736 RBIs and 78 stolen bases. Carter is #7 all-time for the Blue Jays in hits, #7 in runs scored, #2 in homers and #3 in RBIs. He will always have a special place in Blue Jays’ fans hearts because of his incredible will to win the game.