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Harvey
Haddix "The Kitten"
1952 - 1965 (St. Louis NL,
Philadelphia NL,
Cincinnati NL, Pittsburgh NL,
Baltimore AL)
First pitcher to carry a
perfect game beyond
9 innings. He lost it in the
13th.
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Don
James Larsen "Night Rider"
1953
- 1967 (St. Louis AL, Baltimore AL,
New York AL, Kansas City AL, Chicago
AL,
San Francisco NL, Houston NL, Chicago
NL)
The only pitcher to
throw a perfect game
in the World Series (10/8/56).
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Thomas
Edgar Cheney
1957
- 1966 (St. Louis NL, Pittsburgh NL,
Washington AL)
First pitcher to fan 20+
in a game - had
21 K's in 16 inning game (9/12/62).
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Joseph
Wilbur Adcock "Goofy"
1950
- 1966 (Cincinnati NL, Milwaukee NL,
Cleveland AL, Los Angeles AL,
California AL)
Had 18 Total Bases in a game -
four HRs
& a 2B (7/31/54) - which was a record
that stood for nearly 48 years.
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Richard
Dale Long
1951
- 1963 (Pittsburgh NL, St. Louis NL,
Chicago NL, San Francisco NL, New
York AL,
Washington AL)
First player to hit a
least one HR in 8
straight games (5/19/56 through
5/28/56).
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Thomas
Francis Holmes "Kelly"
1942
- 1952 (Boston NL, Brooklyn NL)
Hit 28 HRs in 1945
versus only 9
strikeouts. Not a HR hitter -
aided by
home park in '45.
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Carl
Alvin Scheib
1943
- 1954 (Philadelphia AL, St. Louis NL)
Made Major Leagues at
age 16
- youngest AL player ever.
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Joseph
Henry Nuxhall
1944
- 1966 (Cincinnati NL, Kansas City AL,
Los Angeles AL)
Made Major Leagues for
one game at
age 15 - youngest player ever. Came
back at age 24 & went on to pitch
in
525 more games.
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William
Dale Goodman
1947 - 1962 (Boston AL, Baltimore AL,
Chicago AL, Houston NL)
Played 2B (624 G), 1B (406 G), 3B
(330 G) as well as SS & OF. Won
1950 AL Batting Title. 2-time All-Star.
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Albert
Fred "Red" Schoendienst
1945 - 1963 (St. Louis NL, New York Giants
NL,
Milwaukee NL)
Great fielding, switch-hitting,
durable
2B. Had 2,449 career hits.
10-time All-Star.
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Dominic Paul DiMaggio
"The Little Professor"
1940 - 1953 (Boston AL)
As good a CF as Joe - maybe
better.
No power - but he got on base (.383
OBA) & scored runs. Only 6 scored
more in the '40's.
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Vernon Decatur Stephens
"Junior" "Buster"
1941 - 1955 (St. Louis AL, Boston AL,
Chicago AL, Baltimore AL)
Slugging SS. Led league in
RBI three
times. 8-time All-Star.
Hit 20+ HRs
in a season 6 times. Lifetime .286 BA.
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Selva
Lewis Burdette
1950 - 1967 (New York AL, Boston NL,
Milwaukee NL, St. Louis NL, Chicago NL,
Philadelphia NL, California AL)
Only 6 pitchers won more in the
1950's.
Started & relieved. Went 203-144
lifetime. Won 15+/year 8 times.
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Alvin Ralph Dark
"Blackie" "The Swamp Fox"
1946 - 1960 (Boston NL, New York Giants NL,
St. Louis NL, Chicago NL, Philadelphia NL,
Milwaukee NL)
NL Rookie of the Year '48.
3-time
All-Star SS. Only 3 had more hits &
only 2 had more 2Bs in the 1950's.
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James
William "Junior" Gilliam
1953 - 1966 (Brooklyn NL, Los Angeles NL)
Slick fielding, switch hitting,
2B. Had
81+ runs a year 9 times. Great batting
eye & good speed. NL top rookie '53.
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Ferris Roy Fain
"Burrhead" "Cocky"
1947 - 1955 (Philadelphia AL, Chicago AL,
Detroit AL, Cleveland AL)
Great defensive 1B.
Excellent batting
eye. Won 2 Batting Titles. Not a
slugger. Didn't debut until age 26.
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Delmer Ennis
1946 - 1959 (Philadelphia NL, St. Louis NL,
Cincinnati NL, Chicago AL)
1st Rookie of the Year. 110+
RBI in
a season 5 times. Had 25+ HR/year
7 times. Below average fielding OF.
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John
Franklin Sain
1942 - 1955 (Boston NL, New York AL,
Kansas City AL)
4-time 20 game winner who lost 3
peak years to the war. Led AL in
saves in '54. Good hitting pitcher.
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Richard
Morrow Groat
1952 - 1967 (Pittsburgh NL, St. Louis NL,
Philadelphia NL, San Francisco NL)
5-time NL All-Star SS. 1960
NL MVP.
His trade from the Pirates to St. Louis
met disapproval from fans & Groat.
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Melvin
Lloyd Parnell "Dusty"
1947 - 1956 (Boston AL)
One of the best pitchers
in the AL from
1948 to 1953. A broken arm in
1954
ruined his career & led to retirement
in '57.
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James
Barton
"Mickey" Vernon
1939 - 1960 (Washington AL, Cleveland AL,
Boston AL, Milwaukee NL, Pittsburgh NL)
Slick fielding 1B who won 2
batting titles.
More of a doubles & triples hitter
than a HR threat.
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Jacob Nelson
Fox
1947 - 1965 (Philadelphia AL, Chicago AL,
Houston NL)
Excellent defensive 2B. Very
durable.
Topped 190 hits 6 times. MVP in 1959.
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Early
"Gus" Wynn
1939 - 1963 (Washington AL, Cleveland AL,
Chicago AL)
Pitched for 6 seasons before
career
took off. Won 300 games - lost 244.
Tough to hit, but wild.
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Edward
Carl Gaedel
1951
(St. Louis AL)
Smallest batter ever -
3'7" midget that
Bill Veeck used as a pinch hitter
8/19/51.
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Gilbert
Raymond Hodges
1943
- 1963 (Brooklyn NL, Los Angeles NL,
New York NL)
Great fielding 1B who
had 370 HRs,
1,105 runs & 1,274 RBI. 7
straight
years of 100+ RBI. Later a good
MGR.
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Robert
Sidney
"Hurricane" Hazle
1955
- 1958 (Cincinnati NL, Milwaukee NL,
Detroit AL)
Late season call-up in
'57, he hit .403
with 7 HRs & 27 RBI in 41 games to
help Braves take the flag.
Played in
only 63 games after '57 season.
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Edward
Frederick Yost
"The Walking Man"
1944
- 1962 (Washington AL, Detroit AL,
Los Angeles AL)
Fine fielding 3B who was
a base on
balls machine. Led league in BB
six
times - 1,614 in his career.
Scored
1,215 runs - only 6 in '50's had more.
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Philip
Francis Rizzuto
"The Scooter"
1941
- 1956 (New York AL)
5-time All-Star SS.
AL MVP in 1950.
Excellent bunter. Lost 3 years
to the
war. Played on 7 World
Champions.
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Montford
Merrill Irvin
1949
- 1956 (New York Giants NL, Chicago NL)
Debuted at age 30 after
9 standout
seasons in the Negro Leagues. In
764 MLB games, had .383 OBA,
99 HRs, 366 runs & 443 RBI.
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Robert
Brown Thomson
"The Staten Island Scot"
1946
- 1960 (New York Giants NL,
Milwaukee NL, Chicago NL, Boston AL,
Baltimore AL)
Good hitter - had 20+
HRs 8 times.
On 10/3/51, hit a 3-run HR in the
bottom of the 9th in a final playoff
which was "The Shot Heard 'Round
The World" & won the pennant.
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George
Clyde Kell
1943
- 1957 (Philadelphia AL, Detroit AL,
Boston AL, Chicago AL, Baltimore AL)
10-time All-Star 3B.
2,054 career hits.
Only 287 K's in 6,702 ABs.
Lifetime
.306 BA. Not a power hitter.
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Harvey
Edward Kuenn
1952
- 1966 (Detroit AL, Cleveland AL,
San Francisco NL, Chicago NL,
Philadelphia NL)
Played SS (748 G) &
OF (826 G). Led
league in hits 4 times. Lifetime
.303 BA
w/2,092 hits. AL Rookie of the
Year '53.
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Edward
Stephen Waitkus
1941
- 1955 (Chicago NL, Philadelpia NL,
Baltimore AL)
1B who was shot by a
crazed female
fan on 6/14/49 - inspiring the novel
"The Natural." 2-time
All-Star.
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Leroy
Robert "Satchel" Paige
1948
- 1965 (Cleveland AL, St. Louis AL,
Kansas City AL)
After pitching for 2
decades in the
Negro Leagues, made Major League
debut at age 42. Considered by
many
to be the best pitcher ever - period.
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Elroy
Leon Face
1953
- 1969 (Pittsburgh NL, Detroit AL,
Montreal NL)
No one had more saves in
the NL
during the 1960's. Went 18-1
w/10
saves out of the pen in 1959.
Won
104 games in career.
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Donald
Newcombe "Newk"
1949
- 1960 (Brooklyn NL, Los Angeles NL,
Cincinnati NL, Cleveland AL)
NL Rookie of the Year
'49. NL Cy
Young & MVP '56. Lifetime
record of
149-90. Suffered from
alcoholism.
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Allie
Pierce Reynolds
"Superchief"
1942
- 1954 (Cleveland AL, New York AL)
Didn't debut until age
28. 6-time
All-Star. Won 182 with .630 Win
%.
Also used to close games.
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Albert
Leonard Rosen "Flip"
1947
- 1956 (Cleveland AL)
First rookie to lead his
league in HRs.
4-time All-Star. 1953 AL MVP.
Good
fielding 3B. Only played 7 full
seasons.
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Frank
Strong Lary
"Mule" "Taters"
"The Yankee Killer"
1954 - 1965 (Detroit AL, New York NL,
Milwaukee NL, Chicago AL)
2-time All-Star.
Led AL in IP 3 times.
Won 15+/year 5 times. Not afraid
to
pitch inside - led AL in HB 4 times.
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Clement
Walter Labine
1950
- 1962 (Brooklyn NL, Los Angeles NL,
Detroit AL, Pittsburgh NL, New York
NL)
One of the best RP in
the NL during
the 1950's. 100+ IP/season from
bullpen in 6 straight years ('53-'58).
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Rinold
George Duren
"The Flame"
1954
- 1965 (Baltimore AL, Kansas City AL,
New York AL, Los Angeles AL,
Philadelphia NL, Cincinnati NL,
Washington AL)
Intimidating relief
pitcher. In 589
career IP, only gave up 443 hits &
had
630 K's. Reputation for
wildness.
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Ellis
Raymond Kinder
"Old Folks"
1946 - 1957 (St. Louis AL, Boston AL,
St. Louis NL, Chicago AL)
Debuted at 31 and
pitched till age 42.
Won 23 in '49 as a starter & later
became a good reliever starting
in '51.
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Theodore
Bernard
Kluszewski "Big Klu"
1947
- 1961 (Cincinnati NL, Pittsburgh NL,
Chicago AL, Los Angeles AL)
4-time All-Star.
Big arms were his
trademark. 171 HR from 1953-56.
Lifetime .298 BA with 1,028 RBI.
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Pedro
Ramos
1955
- 1970 (Washington AL, Minnesota AL,
Cleveland AL, New York AL,
Philadelphia NL,
Pittsburgh NL, Cincinnati NL)
Good starter on bad
teams. Led AL
in losses 4 straight years.
Switched to
relief late in career. 15 career
HR.
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Victor
Woodrow Wertz
1947
- 1963 (Detroit AL, St. Louis AL,
Baltimore AL, Cleveland AL, Boston
AL,
Minnesota AL)
3-time All-Star.
266 lifetime HR & had
100+ RBI seasons 5 times. Lost
time
to polio and serious leg injury.
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Eugene
Richard Woodling
1943
- 1962 (Cleveland AL, Pittsburgh NL,
New York AL, Baltimore AL, Washington
AL,
New York NL)
Platoon OF w/good eye
& fair pop.
Contributed to 5 straight Championship
Yankee teams ('49-'53).
Lifetime .284
BA in 5,587 ABs. AL All-Star in
'59.
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Harold
Patrick Reiser
"Pistol Pete"
1940
- 1952 (Brooklyn NL, Pittsburgh NL,
Cleveland AL)
3-time NL All-Star.
Won Batting Title
in 1st full season. Went
downhill at age
28 due to injuries from crashing into
unpadded OF fences (many times).
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Herbert
Jude Score
1955
- 1962 (Cleveland AL, Chicago AL)
Led AL in K's first 2
years. AL top
rookie '55. Career essentially
over
after being hit by wicked liner in
'57.
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Karl
Benjamin Spooner
1954
- 1955 (Brooklyn NL)
Struckout 15 in big
league debut - tied
for most ever in 1st game. Hurt
arm
next spring & only had 98 more IP.
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Walter
Dropo "Moose'
1949
- 1961 (Boston AL, Detroit AL,
Chicago AL, Cincinnati NL, Baltimore
AL)
One of the best rookie
seasons ever -
1950 AL Rookie of the Year.
Within
6 years, played his way to the bench.
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Robert
Bartmess
Friend "Warrior"
1951
- 1966 (Pittsburgh NL,
New York AL, New York NL)
3 time NL All-Star.
Won 14+ games a
year 8 times. NL ERA champ in
'55
and led NL in wins in '58.
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Donald
Louis Mossi
"The Sphinx" "Ears"
1954
- 1965 (Cleveland AL, Detroit AL,
Chicago AL, Kansas City AL)
Good fielding pitcher.
Lifetime record
of 101-80 with a 3.43 ERA.
Sadly,
often referred to as one of the
ugliest players ever due to big
ears.
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Victor
John Angelo Raschi
"The Springfield Rifle"
1946
- 1955 (New York AL,
St. Louis NL, Kansas City AL)
Debuted at age 27.
Won 21 games -
three years in a row. Lifetime
record
of 132-66. Led AL in K's ('51).
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Gus
Edward Zernial "Ozark Ike"
1949
- 1959 (Chicago AL, Philadelphia AL,
Kansas City AL, Detroit AL)
One of the best power
hitters in the
'50's - topping 27 HRs a season six
times. Average in the
field.
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William
Walker Cooper
1940
- 1957 (St. Louis NL, New York Giants NL,
Cincinnati NL, Boston NL, Milwaukee
NL,
Pittsburgh NL, Chicago NL)
8-time NL All-Star
catcher. Career
.285 BA & .464 SLG% in 4,702 ABs.
Mentored many other catchers.
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Granville
Wilbur
"Granny" Hamner
1944
- 1962 (Philadelphia NL,
Cleveland AL, Kansas City AL)
3-time NL All-Star
middle infielder for
the Phillie teams of the '50's.
Overrated as a hitter.
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Jack
Eugene Jensen
1950
- 1961 (New York AL,
Washington AL, Boston AL)
College football star.
AL MVP '58.
Led AL in RBI 3 times.
Good base
stealer. Hated to fly in
planes.
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Robert
Ransom Rush
1948
- 1960 (Chicago NL, Milwaukee NL,
Chicago AL)
Good pitcher on bad
teams. ERA
below league average 9 times in 13
years. 127-152, 3.65 ERA in
career.
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Wilfred
Charles "Sonny" Siebert
1964
- 1975 (Cleveland AL, Boston AL,
Texas AL, St. Louis NL, San Diego NL,
Oakland AL)
In minors till age 27.
Won 140 in 12
big league seasons. 2-time AL
All-Star. Lifetime 3.21 ERA.
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John
August Antonelli
1948 - 1961 (Boston NL, Milwaukee NL,
New York Giants NL, San Francisco NL,
Cleveland AL)
5-time NL All-Star
pitcher. 2-time 20
game winner. Lifetime ERA of
3.34 in
1,993.1 IP with 25 shutouts & 21
saves.
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Alfonso
"Chico" Carrasquel
1950 - 1959 (Chicago AL, Cleveland
AL,
Kansas City AL, Baltimore AL)
Credited by many as the
1st slick
fielding SS to originate from
Venezuela.
4-time AL All-Star. Strong arm.
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Delmar
Wesley Crandall
1949 - 1966 (Boston NL, Milwaukee NL,
San Francisco NL, Pittsburgh NL,
Cleveland AL)
8-time NL All-Star
catcher. Won 4 Gold
Gloves. Averaged almost 20 HRs
per
year from '54-'60 (most hit on the
road).
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Robert
Thomas Purkey
1954 - 1966 (Pittsburgh NL,
Cincinnati NL,
St. Louis NL)
3-time NL All-Star.
Went 23-5 in '62
w/ERA of 2.81. Pittsburgh native
who
excelled once traded from Pirates.
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John
Ellis Temple
1952 - 1964 (Cincinnati NL, Cleveland
AL,
Baltimore AL, Houston NL)
4-time All-Star 2B.
Good fielder &
capable hitter w/a good eye. Had
major
personal problems after his
career.
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James
Anthony Piersall
1950 - 1967 (Boston AL, Cleveland AL,
Washington AL, New York NL, Los
Angeles AL,
California AL)
Good fielding OF who
suffered from
mental illness. His story was told in
the
book "Fear Strikes Out" later
made a movie.
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Sebastian
Daniel Sisti
1939 - 1954 (Boston NL, Milwaukee NL)
Big league regular at
19. Went to war
at age 22. Returned &
became a utility
player after the war for parts of 9
seasons.
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Willard
Jesse Brown
1947 (St. Louis AL)
Great Negro Leagues HR
hitter rushed
to majors in 1947. Failed in 21
game
trial & never returned to the big
leagues.
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Salvatore Anthony
Maglie
"The Barber"
1945 - 1958 (New York Giants
NL, Cleveland AL,
Brooklyn NL, New York AL, St. Louis
NL)
Known for brushing back
hitters. Lost
3 years after being blacklisted by baseball
for playing in the Mexican
League.
Led Giants to pennant in 1951.
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Andrew
Pafko "Handy Andy"
"Pruschka"
1943 - 1959 (Chicago NL, Brooklyn NL,
Milwaukee NL)
5-time NL All-Star
OF. Power hitter who
was often hit by pitches. Played in 4
World
Series as well as 2 Pennant playoffs.
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Truett Banks
"Rip" Sewell
1932 - 1949 (Detroit AL, Pittsburgh
NL)
4-time NL All-Star.
Became full time major
leaguer at age 32. Famous for
throwing "Eephus"
(blooper) pitch. Only 1 won
more in NL from 1940-44.
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Bert Robert Shepard
1945 (Washington AL)
Lost his leg during WWII
in May 1944. Fitted
with a wooden limb, he pitched one game
in
the majors on 8/4/45 (his only career
appearance).
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Henry
John Sauer "The Honker"
1941 - 1959 (Cincinnati NL, Chicago
NL,
St. Louis NL, New York Giants NL, San
Francisco NL)
Slow footed OF.
1952 NL MVP - despite
poor glove and playing on a .500 team.
From 1948-52, only Kiner hit more HR in the
NL.
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