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Babe Ruth The babe is most known for cursing the Rerd Sox for 86 long disappointing years. In his career he compiled 714 home runs. This is good enough for second on the all-time list in home runs. At one point in his career he "called his shot" twice in a game. many speculate that he was pointing to a fan in the let field stands. |
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Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig is known as "The Iron Horse". After playing 2130 straight games he said goodbye to the game of baseball. The for this was that he had contracted a disease that was unknown at the time but is now called Lou Gherig's disease. He died two years later. I quote "today I feel like the luckiest man on the face of the earth". This is an exert from his goodbye speech where he was honored by the Yankees. |
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Ted Williams Ted Williams is a great player. In the 1946 season he had a .406 batting average. This is the Highest season batting average ever recorded. On July 2, 2002 he died . |
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Ralph Kiner The pirates of the late 40's and early 50's did not have many well known players. Ralph Kiner was one of those great players. Outside of Pittsburgh he is not that well known but here in Pittsburgh he ranks with Roberto Clemente and Honus Wagner. |
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Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson broke many barriers for Negro players when he became the first Negro player to play in a major league game. On April 14th, 1947 he went 0-3 but would accomplish many things during his career including being the first Negro player in the Hall of Fame. |
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Willie Mays The godfather of Barry Bonds, he is forth all-tome on the home run list. In 1951 he was selected as Rookie of the Year for the National League. He was at the game where Barry hit his 661st home run. |
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