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William
Henry Davis
1960 - 1979 (Los Angeles NL, Montreal NL,
Texas AL, St. Louis NL, San Diego NL,
California AL)
2,561 hits. 395 2Bs.
138 3Bs.
182 HRs. 398 SBs. 3 Gold Gloves.
1,000+ runs & RBI. 2-time All-Star.
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Dagoberto "Bert"
Campaneris "Campy"
1964 - 1983 (Kansas City AL, Oakland AL,
Texas AL, California AL, New York AL)
6-time All-Star SS. Not much
stick -
but stole 649 bases. Led league in
SBs 6 times.
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Lee Andrew
May
1965 - 1982 (Cincinnati NL, Houston NL,
Baltimore AL, Kansas City AL)
Only 4 players hit more HRs &
only 2
had more RBI in the 1970's. Struckout
1,570 times.
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Carl
Reginald Smith
1966 - 1982 (Boston AL, St. Louis NL,
Los Angeles NL, San Francisco NL)
Switch hitting slugger. From
1967-82,
only Reggie Jackson had a higher
slugging percentage.
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Kenton Lloyd
Boyer
1955 - 1969 (St. Louis NL, New York NL,
Chicago AL, Los Angeles NL)
Won 5 Gold Gloves at 3B.
Lifetime
.287 BA w/282 HRs. NL MVP '64.
Had 1,100+ runs scored & RBI.
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Milton
Stephen Pappas "Gimpy"
1957 - 1973 (Baltimore AL, Cincinnati NL,
Atlanta NL, Chicago NL)
Won 209 games - 43 by shutout.
3,186 IP/3,046 hits allowed. 14 years
of double-digit wins.
858 BB/1,728 K's.
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Bobby Lee
Bonds
1968 - 1981 (San Francisco NL, New York AL,
California AL, Chicago AL, Texas AL,
Cleveland AL, St. Louis NL, Chicago NL)
332 HRs/461 SBs career. 100+
runs in
season 6 times. Won 3 Gold Gloves.
Struckout and traded often.
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Michael
Stephen
"Mickey" Lolich
1963 - 1979 (Detroit AL, New York NL,
San Diego NL)
LHP who won 217 games and had
2,832 K's. Won 14+/season 11 times.
Career 3,366 H to 3,638 IP ratio.
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Jerome
Martin Koosman
1967 - 1985 (New York NL, Minnesota AL,
Chicago AL, Philadelphia NL)
LHP who won 222 & had 2,556
K's
with a lifetime 3.36 ERA in 3,839 IP.
Double-digit wins in 13 seasons.
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Roy Hilton White
1965 - 1979 (New York AL)
Sure handed, soft spoken, switch
hitting, outfielder. Lifetime: 964
runs,
511 XBH, 233 SB & a .360 OBA.
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Melvin
Leon Stottlemyre Sr.
1964 - 1974 (New York AL)
5-time AL All-Star. 3-time
20-game
winner. Only allowed 2,435 hits in
2,661.1 IP. Lifetime ERA of 2.97.
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James Evan
Perry
1959 - 1975 (Cleveland AL,
Minnesota AL, Detroit AL, Oakland AL)
Won 1970 AL Cy Young
Award. 3-time
All-Star. From 1959 to 1974, only one
pitcher won more games in the AL.
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Elston
Gene Howard
1955 - 1968 (New York AL, Boston AL)
1963 AL MVP.
9-time AL All-Star
catcher. Won 2 Gold Gloves.
First
black player for New York Yankees.
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Lyndall
Dale McDaniel
1955 - 1975 (St. Louis NL, Chicago
NL,
San Francisco NL, New York AL, Kansas
City AL)
Pitched in 987 games -
all but 74 in relief.
Won 141 & saved 172. Good
fielder.
Excellent screwball.
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Ronald
Mark Blomberg
"Boomer"
1969 - 1978 (New York AL, Chicago AL)
First player to appear as a DH in
MLB history (1973).
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Curtis
Charles Flood
1956 - 1971 (St. Louis NL, Washington AL)
Star OF who refused to be traded
and
spearheaded the cause for player
Free Agency.
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Roger Eugene
Maris
1957 - 1968 (Cleveland AL, Kansas City AL,
New York AL, St. Louis NL)
Two-time MVP. Held MLB
single
season HR record for 37 years.
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Michael
Grant Marshall
1967 - 1981 (Detroit AL, Seattle AL,
Houston NL,
Montreal NL, Los Angeles NL, Atlanta NL,
Texas AL, Minnesota AL, New York NL)
Only pitcher to appear in 100+
games in
a season (1974). Won Cy Young Award
that year.
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Cecil
Randolph
"The Rebel" Hundley
1964 - 1977 (San Francisco NL, Chicago NL,
Minnesota AL, San Diego NL)
Holds the record for most games
caught in a season (160 in 1968).
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Masanori
Murakami "Mashy"
1964 - 1965 (San Francisco NL)
First Japan native to
play in the major
leagues. Returned to Japan in 1966
as
part of MLB & Japanese
Baseball pact.
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Thurman
Lee Munson
1969
- 1979 (New York AL)
1970 AL Rookie of the
Year. 1976 AL
MVP. 3 Gold Gloves at catcher.
.292
career BA. 7-time All-Star.
Killed in
plane crash at age 32.
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Rocco
Domenico Colavito
1955
- 1968 (Cleveland AL, Detroit AL,
Kansas City AL, Chicago AL, Los
Angeles NL,
New York AL)
Rifle armed OF who hit
374 HRs with
1,159 RBI. Hit 25+ HRs 9 times.
Had
100+ RBI in a year 6 times.
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Anthony
Richard Conigliaro
"Tony C." "Shoo Shoo"
1964
- 1975 (Boston AL, California AL)
Great young slugger who
had 104 HRs
by age 22. Tried to come back
from a
severe beaning but was unable to
sustain success.
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Joseph
Anthony Pepitone "Pepi"
1962
- 1973 (New York AL, Houston NL,
Chicago NL, Atlanta NL)
Slick fielding 1B who
hit 219 HRs.
More known for hair dryers, toupees
and chasing women.
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Herbert
Lee Washington
1974
- 1975 (Oakland AL)
Track star signed to be
a basestealing
specialist. Appeared in 105
games, no
ABs, 31 SBs, 17 CS, and had 33 runs.
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John
Wesley"Boog" Powell
1961
- 1977 (Baltimore AL, Cleveland AL,
Los Angeles NL)
Power hitting 1B.
Hit 21+ HRs/season
9 times. 339 career HRs w/1,187
RBI.
AL MVP '70. Lifetime .361 OBA.
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Albert
Walter "Sparky" Lyle
1967
- 1982 (Boston AL, New York AL,
Texas AL, Philadelphia NL, Chicago
AL)
Left-handed closer with
a killer slider.
Saved 238 games. Also won 99
games. AL Cy Young 1977.
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Frank
Edwin "Tug" McGraw
1965
- 1984 (New York NL, Philadelphia NL)
Left-handed RP who threw
screwball.
Pitched 19 years, appeared in 824
games, won 96 & saved 180.
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Vida
Rochelle Blue
1969
- 1986 (Oakland AL, San Francisco NL,
Kansas City AL)
LHP who won 209 with
2,175 Ks.
6-time All-Star. 1971 AL MVP
& Cy
Young. Only 8 had more wins or
K's in the '70's.
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Dennis
Dale McLain
1963
- 1972 (Detroit AL, Washington AL,
Oakland AL, Atlanta NL)
Back-to-back Cy Young
Awards ('68 -
'69). Also was AL MVP in '68.
Burned out after 5 good seasons.
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Miguel
Angel Cuellar
"Crazy Horse"
1959
- 1977 (Cincinnati NL, St. Louis NL,
Houston NL, Baltimore AL, California
AL)
Colorful Cuban LHP who
won 185
games. Won 18+/season 6 years in
a
row. AL Cy Young '69.
4-time All-Star.
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William
Stanley
Mazeroski "Maz"
1956
- 1972 (Pittsburgh NL)
Considered by some as
the best
fielding 2B ever. An average
hitter.
Hit game winning HR in the bottom of
the 9th of Game 7 of 1960 World
Series.
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Pedro
"Tony" Oliva
1962
- 1976 (Minnesota AL)
AL Rookie of the Year
'64. 8-time
All-Star. Led AL in hits 5 times
&
doubles 4 times. Won 3 AL
batting titles.
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William
DeKova White
1956
- 1969 (New York Giants NL,
San Francisco NL, St. Louis NL,
Philadelphia NL)
5-time All-Star.
Won 7 Gold Gloves at
1B. Lifetime .286 BA w/202 HRs.
Later NL League President.
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Maurice
Morning Wills
1959
- 1972 (Los Angeles NL, Pittsburgh NL,
Montreal NL)
4-time NL All-Star SS.
1962 NL MVP.
Led league in SBs 6 straight years.
104 SBs/13 CS in '62. Two Gold
Gloves.
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Bobby
Ray Murcer
1965
- 1983 (New York AL,
San Francisco NL, Chicago NL)
5-time All-Star OF.
Among the top
ten in games, AB, hits, runs, total
bases, BB & RBI for the
1970's.
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Donald
Edward Wilson
1966
- 1974 (Houston NL)
Threw 2 no-hitters and
had an 18
strikeout game. Died at
age 29 -
ruled an accident (looked like
suicide).
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Lawrence
Edward Dierker
1964
- 1977 (Houston NL, St. Louis NL)
Twice an NL All-Star.
Debuted at 18,
starred for several years before an
arm injury at 27 limited his career.
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Joel
Edward Horlen
1961
- 1972 (Chicago AL, Oakland AL)
Only 7 had a better ERA
in the 1960's.
Won double-digits seven years in a
row. Threw a no-hitter in
'67.
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John
Alexander Messersmith
1968
- 1979 (California AL, Los Angeles NL,
Atlanta NL, New York AL)
4-time All-Star.
First to successfully
challenge reserve clause. Abused
arm
in '75 (year before his free agency)
& was never the same.
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Gary
Lynn Nolan
1967
- 1977 (Cincinnati NL, California AL)
Had 206 K's in his 1st
year at age 19.
Lifetime .611 Win%. Had nearly
1,600
IP by age 28. His career ended
at 29.
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Fred
Ingles "Fritz" Peterson
1966
- 1976 (New York AL, Cleveland AL,
Texas AL)
Good LHP. Won 20.
Made an All-Star
team. More famous for swapping
wives
with teammate Mike Kekich in
'73.
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Octavio
Victor "Cookie" Rojas
1962
- 1977 (Cincinnati NL, Philadelphia NL,
St. Louis NL, Kansas City AL)
4-time All-Star.
Good fielding 2B.
Played every position in his career -
P,
C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, LF, CF, RF, &
DH.
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Antonio
Nemesio Taylor
1958
- 1976 (Chicago NL, Philadelphia NL,
Detroit AL)
Capable 2B who collected
2,007 hits,
1,005 runs scored, 459 XBH and
234 SBs in his career.
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Zoilo
Casanova Versalles
"Zorro"
1959
- 1971 (Washington AL, Minnesota AL,
Los Angeles NL, Cleveland AL,
Atlanta NL)
1965 AL MVP at age 25.
AL Gold
Glove SS in '63 & '65.
2-time All-Star.
Career cut short by bad back.
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Robert
"Bo" Belinsky
1962
- 1970 (Los Angeles AL, Philadelphia NL,
Houston NL, Pittsburgh NL, Cincinnati
NL)
Hard throwing LHP more
interested in
living life in the fast lane
than
harnessing his talent.
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Stephen
Robert Blass
1964
- 1974 (Pittsburgh NL)
From '68 to '72, won 15+
four times.
Suddenly, in '73 (at age 31) could not
throw a strike & his career ended.
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Steven
Lee Busby
1972
- 1980 (Kansas City AL)
Only pitcher to throw
no-hitters in 1st
two full seasons. Won 59
by age 26,
when injuries ended his career.
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Christopher
Joseph
Short "Styles"
1959
- 1973 (Philadelphia NL, Milwaukee AL)
2-time All-Star.
Won 17+/year 4 times.
Struckout 200+/year twice.
Suffered
from a bad back.
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Richard
Lee Stuart
"Dr. Strangeglove"
1958
- 1969 (Pittsburgh NL, Boston AL,
Philadelphia NL, New York NL,
Los Angeles NL, California AL)
Hit 204 HRs in a 7 year
run. Free
swinger. Terrible fielder at 1B.
Had
114+ RBI a year 3 times.
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Samuel
Edward McDowell
"Sudden Sam"
1961
- 1975 (Cleveland AL, San Francisco NL,
New York AL, Pittsburgh NL)
6-time AL All-Star.
Led the AL in K's
5 times, BB allowed 5 times
& WP thrown 3 times.
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Leonard Miller
1952
- 1968 (St. Louis NL, Philadelphia NL,
New York Giants NL, San Francisco NL,
Baltimore AL, Atlanta NL)
Won Fireman of the Year
in NL & AL.
Famous for being knocked off mound
by wind in '61 All-Star game.
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Joseph
Oden Rudi
1967
- 1982 (Kansas City AL, Oakland AL,
California AL, Boston AL)
3-time All-Star &
Gold Glover in LF.
Played in parts of 16 years - appeared
in 133+ games/season only 3
times.
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James
Sherman Wynn
"The Toy Cannon"
1963
- 1977 (Houston NL, Los Angeles NL,
Atlanta NL, New York AL, Milwaukee
AL)
Hit between 25 & 37
HR a season 5
times. Had 90+ BB/year 8 times.
Good base runner & CF.
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Glenn
Alfred Beckert
1965 - 1975 (Chicago NL, San Diego
NL)
4-time NL All-Star 2B.
Good range in
the field. Won '68 Gold Glove.
Scored 90+ in a season 3 times.
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Frank
Elmore Bolling
1954 - 1966 (Detroit AL, Milwaukee
NL,
Atlanta NL)
Good fielding 2B.
Led league in fielding
4 times. 2-time NL All-Star.
Career
split almost equal between AL &
NL.
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Robert Bowa
1970 - 1985 (Philadelphia NL, Chicago
NL,
New York NL)
Slick fielding SS.
Led NL in fielding 6
times. 5-time All-Star.
Stole 20+ bases
in a year 9 times. Not
much pop.
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James
Louis Fregosi
1961 - 1978 (Los Angeles AL,
California AL,
New York NL, Texas AL, Pittsburgh NL)
6-time AL All-Star SS.
Traded to Mets
for Nolan Ryan - and career
essentially
ended at age 30. Later managed.
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Robert
Clinton Richardson
1955
- 1966 (New York AL)
7-time AL All-Star 2B.
Won 5 straight
Gold Gloves. Under-average
offensive
performer. W.S. MVP in losing
effort.
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Ralph
Allen Garr "Road Runner"
1968 - 1980 (Atlanta NL,
Chicago NL, California AL)
1974 NL Batting Champ.
Incredible
speed going from batters box to 1B.
Despite speed, not a great base stealer.
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Richard
Wallace Hall "Turkey"
1955 - 1971 (Pittsburgh NL, Kansas
City AL,
Baltimore AL, Philadelphia NL)
Tall hitter turned
pitcher who fooled
batters with a tricky delivery.
Excellent
control. Won 93 & saved 68 in 495
games.
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Mark
Steven Fidrych
"The Bird"
1976 - 1980 (Detroit AL)
Colorful character.
Talked to ball on the
mound. 1976 AL Rookie of the
Year.
Hurt arm in Spring '77 & was
never the same.
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Manuel
Rafael Mota
1962 - 1982 (San Francisco NL,
Pittsburgh NL, Montreal NL, Los
Angeles NL)
Lifetime .304 hitter in
3,779 AB. Had 150
career pinch hits. Played into his
40's;
but, was rumored to be older.
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William
Francis Lee "Spaceman"
1969 - 1982 (Boston AL, Montreal NL)
Colorful, out-spoken,
crafty LHP. Won
16+ in a season 4 times. Often
disagreed
with team management.
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Wilbur
Forrester Wood
1961 - 1978 (Boston AL,
Pittsburgh NL, Chicago AL)
3-time All-Star.
Rubber-armed
knuckleballer. Reliever turned
starter.
4-time 20 game winner. Excellent
control.
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Dock Phillip Ellis
1968 - 1979 (Pittsburgh NL, New York AL,
Oakland AL, Texas AL, New York NL)
Colorful RHP who starred on 2
pennant
winners. Known for admitting he was
under
the influence of drugs while pitching
a no-hitter.
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Robert Jose Watson
"Bull"
1966 - 1984 (Houston NL, Boston AL,
New York AL, Atlanta AL)
Lifetime .295 hitter who had
1,826 hits.
Credited as scoring the "one-millionth
run"
in baseball history. Later first
black G.M. in baseball.
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James
William Maloney
1960 - 1971 (Cincinnati NL,
California AL)
One of the best SP in
the NL from 1963-66.
Had 2 no-hitters & lost a 3rd in the
11th inning.
Threw hard. Had 18 Ks in a 11 inning
game.
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