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| Mel Ott |
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Person | Right fielder |
Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played his entire career for the New York Giants (-). Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and...
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| Willie Mays |
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Person | Center fielder |
Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6 1931) is a retired American baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to...
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| Carl Hubbell | Person | Pitcher |
Carl Owen Hubbell (June 22, 1903 – November 21, 1988) was a left-handed screwball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Giants in the National League from to .
Hubbell was born in Carthage, Missouri. Nicknamed "King Carl"...
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| Rod Carew | Person | Second baseman |
Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1, ), is a former Major League Baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins and the former California Angels from to . He threw right-handed and batted left-handed.
Rod Carew was born to a Panamanian mother on...
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| Eddie Murray |
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Person | First baseman |
Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who was known as one of the most reliable and productive hitters of his era, earning the nickname "Steady Eddie". Murray is...
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| Johnny Bench | Person | Catcher |
Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is a former American baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest catcher in Major League Baseball history. He is currently on the Board of...
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| Rube Waddell |
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Person | Pitcher |
George Edward Waddell (October 13, 1876 - April 1, 1914) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In his thirteen-year career he played for the Louisville Colonels (1897, 1899), Pittsburgh Pirates (1900-01) and Chicago Orphans ...
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| Hank Greenberg |
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Person | First baseman |
Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg (January 1, 1911, New York, New York – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," was an American professional baseball player in the 1930s and 1940s.
A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg...
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| Johnny Mize |
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Person | First baseman |
Johnny Mize (January 7, 1913 – June 2, 1993) was a baseball player who was a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and New York Yankees. He played in the Major Leagues from 1936 through 1953 and was inducted into the Baseball...
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| Whitey Ford |
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Person | Pitcher |
Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1928) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career for the New York Yankees.
Ford was a native of the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, located in New York City just a...
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| Bob Feller |
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Person | Starting pitcher |
Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller (born November 3, 1918 in Van Meter, Iowa), nicknamed the "Heater from Van Meter" and "Rapid Robert", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer. He is currently the second oldest living...
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| Paul Waner |
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Person | Right fielder |
Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 - August 29, 1965) was a German-American player in professional baseball who, along with his brother Lloyd, starred in the Pittsburgh Pirates' outfield in the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Harrah, Oklahoma and nicknamed ...
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| Deceased Person | Outfielder | ||||
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| Tris Speaker |
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Person | Center fielder |
Tristram E. Speaker (April 4, 1888 - December 8, 1958), nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name) and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely graying hair), was an American baseball player known as one of the best offensive and defensive center fielder...
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| Deceased Person | Outfielder | ||||
| Ted Williams |
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Person | Left fielder |
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) also nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame and The Thumper, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. He played 19 seasons, twice interrupted by military...
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| Deceased Person | Outfielder | ||||
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| Hoyt Wilhelm |
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Person | Pitcher |
James Hoyt Wilhelm (July 26, 1923 in Huntersville, North Carolina - August 23, 2002 in Sarasota, Florida) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. Wilhelm was best known for his knuckleball, which enabled him to have great longevity –...
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| Don Aase | Person | Pitcher |
Donald William Aase (born September 8, 1954 in Orange, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1977 to 1990 for the Boston Red Sox (1977), California Angels (1978-84) and Baltimore Orioles (1985-88), of the American...
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| Willie McCovey |
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Person | First baseman |
Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10 1938 in ), nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played 19 seasons for the San Francisco Giants, and three more for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics,...
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| Carl Yastrzemski | Person | Designated hitter |
Carl Michael Yastrzemski (, i.e. with the "z" silent), (born August 22, 1939), nicknamed "Yaz," is a former American Major League Baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year career with the Boston...
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| Pro Athlete | Left fielder | ||||
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| Brooks Robinson |
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Person | Third baseman |
Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. (born May 18, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played his entire 23-year career with the Baltimore Orioles (-77). Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall...
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| Frankie Frisch |
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Person | Second baseman |
Francis "Frankie" Frisch (September 9, 1898 — March 12, 1973), nicknamed the Fordham Flash, or The Old Flash, was an American Major League Baseball player of the early 20th century.
Frisch was a switch-hitter batter and threw right-handed. Born in...
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| Eppa Rixey |
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Person | Pitcher |
Eppa "Jeptha" Rixey (May 3, 1891 - February 28, 1963) was a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the National League's leader in career victories for a left-hander until Warren Spahn. He was married to Dorothy Meyers of Cincinnati, OH...
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| Deceased Person | Starting pitcher | ||||
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| Luke Appling |
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Person | Shortstop |
Lucius Benjamin Appling (April 2, 1907 – January 3, 1991) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox (1930-1950).
Appling was born in High Point, North Carolina. He attended Oglethorpe...
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| Satchel Paige |
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Person | Pitcher |
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906–June 8 1982) was an American baseball player whose pitching in several different Negro Leagues and in Major League Baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime.
Paige was a right-handed pitcher. His...
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| Robin Roberts | Person | Pitcher |
Robin Evan Roberts (born September 30 1926) is an American former Major League Baseball starting pitcher whose years with the Philadelphia Phillies (1948-61) led to his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Roberts also pitched for the Baltimore...
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| Hack Wilson |
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Person | Center fielder |
Lewis Robert "Hack" Wilson (April 26, 1900 – November 23, 1948) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball from to . He is best known for his record-setting 191-RBI season of . He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.
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| Mike Schmidt | Person | Third baseman |
Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional baseball player who played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies. Schmidt was voted National League MVP three times, an All-Star 12 times, and received...
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| Hal Newhouser |
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Person | Pitcher |
Harold "Prince Hal" Newhouser (May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998) was a professional Major League Baseball pitcher of the 1940s and 1950s.
Newhouser was a schoolboy star in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, signed by the hometown Detroit Tigers in ...
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| Warren Spahn | Person | Pitcher |
Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 21 seasons, all in the National League. He won 20 games in 13 different seasons, including a 23-7 record when he was...
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| Deceased Person | Starting pitcher | ||||
| Joe Black |
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Person | Pitcher |
Joseph Black (February 8, 1924 - May 17, 2002) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro League and Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, and Washington Senators who became the first black pitcher to win a World...
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| Mickey Cochrane |
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Person | Catcher |
Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane (April 6, 1903 – June 28, 1962) was a catcher and manager in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. New York Yankees Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was named after Cochrane. He was born...
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