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Pitcher
NEW YORK YANKEES (1960s)
Author of tell-all memoir “BALL FOUR” (1970)
Created a same-named sitcom

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JIM BOUTON

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Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle”
SWITCH HITTER
CINCINNATI REDS (1963-78)
Lifetime MLB ban for gambling
Records for most at-bats (14,053), games played, hits, & singles

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PETE ROSE

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Spouse of MIA HAMM
Baseball player

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(ANTHONY) NOMAR GARCIAPARRA

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Pitcher
Boston Red Sox (1995-2011)
Signature KNUCKLEBALL

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TIM WAKEFIELD

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LEFTY pitcher
DODGERS (1955-66, entire career)
3x Cy Young award winner
Once had a 382-strikeout season
Jewish
Refused to pitch in game 1 of 1965 World Series, as it was on Yom Kippur

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SANFORD “SANDY” KOUFAX

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NEW YORK YANKEES (1960-66)
Teammate of MICKEY MANTLE
#9
In 1961, broke BABE RUTH’s record 60 season homers with 61
Some dismissed it with an asterisk (“61*”) because the season was longer than in Ruth’s day
Fargo, ND, his hometown, has a museum in his honour

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ROGER MARIS

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PITCHER (1984-2007)
Red Sox, Jays, Astros, Yankees
Nicknamed “Rocket”
7x Cy Young winner
U of Texas alum

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ROGER CLEMENS

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Baseball manager
Signed JACKIE ROBINSON
Created the “farm system”
Said “Luck is the residue of design”

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BRANCH RICKEY

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Right fielder
NEW YORK METS
1983 Rookie of the Year

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DARRYL STRAWBERRY

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Nicknamed “Slammin’”
Chicago Cubs (1990s-2000s)
Dominican
Hit 600 career homers

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SAMMY SOSA

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NEW YORK YANKEES (1951-68)
CENTER FIELD (replaced DiMaggio)
SWITCH HITTER
Nicknamed “Commerce Comet”
#7
Oklahoman

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MICKEY MANTLE

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Shortstop
DODGERS (1940-1958)
Friend of JACKIE ROBINSON

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HAROLD “PEE WEE” REESE

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Shortstop
New York Yankees (1941-56)
Nicknamed “Scooter”
Later a broadcaster
Catchphrase “Holy cow!”

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PHIL RIZZUTO

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First black MLB manager, for Cleveland in 1975
Orioles outfielder, #20 (retired)
1st player to receive MVP in both AL (Orioles) and NL (Reds)

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FRANK ROBINSON

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Baltimore Orioles (1955-1977)
3rd base, #5 (retired)
Teammate of Frank (no relation)

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BROOKS ROBINSON

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Outfield
Oakland As (starting 1985)
Retired in 2001
Cuban

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JOSE CANSECO

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Right fielder
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1954-74)
Brewers (1975-76)
In 1974, broke BABE RUTH’s home run record with his 715th
Ended his career with 755 homers
1st alphabetically in the HOF

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HENRY “HAMMERIN’ HANK” AARON

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Seattle Mariners (1989-99)
Cincinnati Reds (2000-08)
630 career homers (total of 782 when added to his father)
Went to high school in Cincinnati
First father & son to play on same team (1 season for the Mariners in 1990)

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KEN GRIFFEY JR.

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Award
Given annually to one player from each defensive position
Created by Rawlings

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GOLD GLOVE
(Not to be confused with boxing’s GOLDEN GLOVES)

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Waist-high palm-up catch
Signature of WILLIE MAYS

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BASKET CATCH

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21
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Temperature term
Refers to 3rd base

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HOT CORNER

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Stadium
Known as the “Friendly Confines”

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WRIGLEY FIELD

23
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Relief pitcher
1970s-90s
Bird nickname

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RICHARD “GOOSE” GOSSAGE

24
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First base
Dodgers (1973)
Nicknamed “Mr. Clean”

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STEVE GARVEY

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Outfield
St Louis Cardinals
1940s
Nicknamed “The Man”

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STAN MUSIAL

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Pitcher
St Louis Cardinals
1930s
Brother of Paul “Daffy”

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JAY “DIZZY” DEAN

27
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2nd base
Kansas City Monarchs (1945)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1956)
Lettered varsity in 4 sports at UCLA, including football
Namesake of the Rookie of the Year award (and its first recipient)
Played by Chadwick Boseman in “42” (2013)
First black Hall of Famer (1962)

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JACK ROOSEVELT “JACKIE” ROBINSON

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Oakland As
“Man of Steal”
Record for career stolen bases
Hall of Fame induction in 2009

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RICKEY HENDERSON

29
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Cardinals
Stolen base leader in 1966-74 seasons
Career total of 938 stolen bases
Beat Maury Wills’ single season record, but lost it to Rickey Henderson

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LOU BROCK

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Shortstop
Dodgers
Stole 104 bases in 1962, a single season record

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MAURY WILLS

31
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Seattle Mariners 2001-2012
10 Gold Gloves
Played in the Japanese league before moving to America

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ICHIRO SUZUKI

32
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Chicago Cubs announcer for 16 years
Died in 1998
Catchphrase “Holy cow!”

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HARRY CARAY

33
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Chicago park known as the “Friendly Confines”
Home of the Cubs
Covered in ivy
Built in 1914, named in 1926 for gum magnate William Jr. who owned the team
Added lights in 1988, controversially?
Home of football’s Bears for a time, ending in 1971

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WRIGLEY FIELD

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Left field
Pirates (1986-1992)
Giants (1993-2007)
In 2007, broke Aaron’s home run record; now has 762
In 2001, broke Mcgwire’s single-season homer record with 73
Son of Bobby

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BARRY BONDS

35
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“Fordham Flash” (for his alma mater)
Hall of Famer from the 1920s/30s

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FRANKIE FRISCH

36
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Shortstop/3rd Base
Orioles (1981-2001)
“Iron Man”
Played 2632 consecutive games

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CAL(VIN) RIPKEN JR.

37
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Orioles manager 1968-1986
Umps eject him 91 times from games

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EARL WEAVER

38
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Osaka-born pitcher
Played MLB 1995-2008
Threw 2 no-hitters
Known for his “tornado” pitch

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HIDEO NOMO

39
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In baseball, a “dinger” is one of these

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HOME RUN

40
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Baseball pitch
“Unpredictable” & “slow” due to its low spin
Signature of Tim Wakefield

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KNUCKLEBALL

41
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Past members include
Frank Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Cal Ripken Jr.
Eddie Murray
Earl Weaver

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES

42
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World series wins in 1966, 1970, 1983
Lost in 1969 to the Mets

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES

43
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Baseball team
Play John Denver’s “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” at 7th inning stretch
Shout a certain letter in the anthem

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES

44
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They play their games at Camden Yards

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES

45
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Where Baltimore’s baseball team plays

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ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS

46
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Assistant to Commissioner of Baseball
NY Yankees manager (1996-2007) with world series wins in ‘96 & ‘98-‘00
Memoir “The Yankee Years”
Dodgers manager (2008-10)

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JOE TORRE

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1st base & DH
Orioles, 1977-88
Hall of Fame

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“STEADY” EDDIE MURRAY

48
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1st base
U of Southern California
Rookie of the Year for Oakland As, 1986-97
Cardinals 1997-2001
Raced with Sosa in 1998 to beat Maris’ 61 single-season homers
Ended with 70 (eventually beaten by Bonds)
583 career homers
“Big Mac”

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MARK MCGWIRE

49
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Shortstop, Chicago Cubs in 1908

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JOE TINKER

50
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2nd base, Chicago Cubs in 1908

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JOHNNY EVERS

51
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1st base & manager, Chicago Cubs in 1908

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FRANK CHANCE

52
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Home field of St. Louis Cardinals
Built in 2006 - sometimes called “New” or “The Third”

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BUSCH STADIUM

53
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Pitcher 1989-2008
“The Gambler”
In 1994 threw a perfect game for the Texas Rangers

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KENNY ROGERS

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