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NetShrine's APICALS from the Free Agency Era

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Michael Jack Schmidt 
        1972 - 1989 (Philadelphia NL)
        The best all-around 3B to ever play
       the game of baseball.
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George Howard Brett 
        1973 - 1993 (Kansas City AL)
        Respected?  When he retired, only Aaron
       and McCovey had more lifetime IBB.
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Lynn Nolan Ryan
"The Ryan Express" 
        1966 - 1993 (New York NL, California AL,
        Houston NL, Texas AL)
        Five thousand seven hundred and fourteen
      career strikeouts.  Untouchable.
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Eddie Clarence Murray 
        1977 - 1997 (Baltimore AL, Los Angeles NL,
        New York NL, Cleveland AL, Anaheim AL)
        Only player w/500 HRs & 3,000 hits
       besides Mays & Aaron.  No one has
       played more at 1B.         
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David Mark Winfield 
        1973 - 1995 (San Diego NL, New York AL,
        California AL, Toronto AL, Minnesota AL,
        Cleveland AL)
        465 HRs - over 30 in a year 3 times. 
       3,110 hits - over 175 in a season 3 times.
       7 Gold Gloves.         
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Robin R. Yount 
        1974 - 1993 (Milwaukee AL)
        Won MVP at SS & OF.   3,142 hits
       career hits.  No one had more hits in
       the 1980's.         
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Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith
"The Wizard Of Oz" 
        1978 - 1996 (San Diego NL, St. Louis NL)
        13 straight Gold Gloves.   Yardstick for
       defense at SS.  580 lifetime SBs
       - 80% SB success rate.
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Carlton Ernest "Pudge" Fisk 
        1969 - 1993 (Boston AL, Chicago AL)
        Most games caught (2,226) in MLB
       history.  Played in more than 135 games
       only 5 times in 22 full seasons.         
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Paul Leo Molitor "The Igniter" 
        1978 - 1998 (Milwaukee AL, Toronto AL,
        Minnesota AL)
        3,319 career hits including 950+ XBH.
       504 lifetime steals - caught only
       131 times - 79% success rate.         
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Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. 
        1981 - 2001 (Baltimore AL)
        Rookie of the Year.  2-time MVP.  
       19-time All-Star.  Played in 2,632 consecutive
        games.  Gold Glove SS.  3,184 hits, 431
        HR, and 1,695 RBI in career.
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Wade Anthony Boggs 
        1982 - 1999 (Boston AL, New York AL,
        Tampa Bay AL)
        Lifetime .415 On Base Avg. in 2,440
       games. Led AL in IBB 6 straight years.
       3,000 career hits & 5 Batting Titles.         
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Dennis Lee Eckersley "The Eck" 
        1975 - 1998 (Cleveland AL, Boston AL,
        Chicago NL, Oakland AL, St. Louis NL)
        No RHP has pitched in more games.
       Starter for 12 years and then closed
       for eleven.  Won 197 & saved 390.         
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Richard Michael
"Goose" Gossage 
        1972 - 1994 (Chicago AL, Pittsburgh NL,
        New York AL, San Diego NL, Chicago NL,
        San Francisco NL, Texas AL, Oakland AL,
        Seattle AL)
        Dominating closer who blew batters
       away.  Saved 310 & won 124.  Nine
       times an All-Star.  1,502 strikeouts.         
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