Roberto Alomar wore number
12 for much of his career, including his playing days with the Toronto Blue Jays, as shown here on his 1993 baseball card from my collection. Widely regarded as one of the best second basemen of all time, Alomar won 10 Gold Gloves during his career, more than any other second baseman. He was a 12 time All Star selection, and in the 1992 classic, he became the first player with 2 stolen bases in an inning of the All Star game. He played 17 seasons in the Majors, ending with a lifetime batting average of exactly .300, banging out 2,724 hits and driving in 1,134 runs. His father, Sandy Alomar (pictured here on his 1976 card from my collection) 
played 15 seasons in the big leagues. His brother, Sandy Alomar, Jr., played for 20 seasons.Wade Boggs wore number 12 while playing for the Red Sox, Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial contender for American League batting titles, in much the same way as his National League contemporary Tony Gwynn. Bog
gs was elected to the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. With 12 straight All-Star appearances, Boggs is third only to Brooks Robinson and George Brett in number of consecutive appearances as a third baseman. His finest season was 1987, when he set career highs in home runs (24), RBI (89), and slugging percentage (.588). He also batted .363 and had a .461 on-base percentage that year, leading the league in both statistics. In 1999, he ranked number 95 on the Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. His number has been retired by Tampa Bay. This is a scan of his 1992 card from my collection.My apolgies for the cut and paste from Wikipedia, but the treadmill is calling me from the gym as I need to burn off my "Macho Nachos" from our post swim meet outing last night, and I don't have time to do much more research.
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