Named 1984 American Legion Graduate of the Year. A slick defender, Ryno won nine straight Gold Gloves and made ten consecutive All-Star Game appearances. In 1984, he was named the NL Most Valuable Player
A Cy Young award winner, Max Scherzer played junior ball for Creve Coeur Post 397. He is one of six pitchers with multiple no hitters and tied a nine-inning strikeout record with 20 against the Tigers in 2016.
Seaver was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997 with 98.8%, the highest ever to that point. The three-time Cy Young Award winner was named to 12 All-Star teams and led the NL in wins three times, ERA three times and strikeouts five times.
Smith, a pitcher who went 5-1 to lead Natchitoches (La.) to a District 8 title in 1973. Smith retired in 1997 as the Major League’s all-time leader in saves with 468. The seven-time All-Star led the league in saves four times and he was the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year recipient three times. In 1991, Smith set a National League record with 47 saves and was runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award. He is part of the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2019 and was a unanimous inductee by the Today's Game Era Committee.
The winningest left-handed pitcher of all-time, Spahn finished his career with 363 wins and a 3.09 earned run average. The 17-time All-Star led the NL in wins eight times, won the Cy Young and World Series in 1957. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 and is a member of the MLB All-Century Team
