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Oscar Charleston
“Charleston not only has the speed of a Carey, the arm of a…
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Barry Bonds
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole…
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Rod Carew
“He has no weakness as a hitter. Pitch him inside, outside,…
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Matty Alou
Most famous today for being the second of three baseball-playing…
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Wade Boggs
“That kid’s got a hell of a stance! Everything’s perfect!…
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Phil Cavarretta
In 1934, at the height of the Great Depression, 17-year-old Phil…
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Ross Barnes
“No matter how great you were once upon a time – the years…
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Richie Ashburn
Don Richard “Richie” Ashburn, a Hall of Fame outfielder,…
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Bobby Avila
Cleveland Indians General Manager and Hall of Fame outfielder…
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Norm Cash
Norm Cash would have loved it. The story drew upon metaphors…
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Pete Browning
A genuine pre-modern national star, one of the major league game's…
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Hal Chase
Hal Chase, whose big league career lasted from 1905 to 1919,…
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Ginger Beaumont
If Ginger Beaumont is remembered today, it's usually for being…
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Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella was the sixth acknowledged Black player…
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Cap Anson
Cap Anson, baseball's first superstar, was the dominant on-field…
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George Brett
Few players have been as synonymous with a team as George Brett…
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Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente's greatness transcended the diamond. On it,…
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Ty Cobb
Perhaps the most competitive and complex personality ever to…
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Henry Aaron
“Henry Aaron in the second inning walked and scored. He’s…
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Dale Alexander
Dale Alexander, the hard-hitting first baseman who was Boston's…
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Jesse Burkett
A crafty hitter and disputatious competitor, Jesse Burkett won…
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Luke Appling
Luke Appling had the misfortune of playing for the White Sox…
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Willard Brown
Ese Hombre — That Man — was Willard Brown’s nickname…
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Lou Boudreau
In 1942, the Cleveland Indians chose their slow-footed, hard-hitting,…