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NetShrine's SUPERNALS from the Integration Era

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Jack Roosevelt Robinson 
        1947 - 1956 (Brooklyn NL)
        First black to play in MLB w/o having to
       camouflage his ethnic origin.  Rookie of
       the Year & MVP.  Lifetime OBA .409.         
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Lawrence Eugene Doby 
        1947 - 1959 (Cleveland AL, Chicago AL, Detroit AL)
        First black player in the American League.
      Good LH power hitter.         
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Saturnino Orestes Armas
"Minnie" Minoso 
        1949 - 1980 (Cleveland AL, Chicago AL,
        St. Louis NL, Washington AL)
        One of the best hitters in the AL 1951-60.
         Had ABs during the '40's, '50's, '60's, '70's
       and '80's.  Tokens in the last two decades.
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Donald Scott Drysdale "Big D" 
        1956 - 1969 (Brooklyn NL, Los Angeles NL)
        8-time All-Star.  Only Marichal &
       Gibson had more wins or shutouts in
       the '60s.  Only Gibson & Bunning had
       more K's in the '60's.         
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Roy Campanella "Campy" 
        1948 - 1957 (Brooklyn NL)
        3-time NL MVP.  Excellent behind the
       plate.  Lifetime .360 OBA & .500
       slugging percentage.         
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Robert Granville Lemon 
        1946 - 1958 (Cleveland AL)
        Led league in IP 4 times & CG 5 times.
       Won 20+/season 6 times.  Gave up the
       3rd highest amount of BB in the '50's.         
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Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese
"The Little Colonel" 
        1940 - 1958 (Brooklyn NL, Los Angeles NL)
        10-time All-Star SS who was the heart
       and soul of the great Brooklyn teams.
       Scored 1,228 runs.        
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Ralph McPherran Kiner 
        1946 - 1955 (Pittsburgh NL, Chicago NL,
        Cleveland AL)
        Led the NL in HRs for 7 straight
       seasons.  Hit 369 HRs in 10 year
       career.  1,011 BB & 1,015 RBI in
       1,472 games.  Bad outfielder.         
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Louis Boudreau 
        1938 - 1952 (Cleveland AL, Boston AL)
        Player-manager at age 24.   1948 AL
       MVP.  Best fielding SS in AL in his
       time.  Lifetime .380 OBA.         
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Enos Bradsher
"Country" Slaughter 
        1938 - 1959 (St. Louis NL, New York AL,
        Kansas City AL, Milwaukee NL)
        10-time All-Star who lost 3 years in his
       prime to the war.  Only 5 batted higher
       & only 7 had a higher Slugging Pct.
       in the 1940's.        
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Don Richard Ashburn
"Cornhusker Express" 
        1948 - 1962 (Philadelphia NL, Chicago NL,
        New York NL)
        Perhaps the greatest fielding CF of
       all-time.  Premier lead-off hitter - had
       2,574 hits, 1,198 BB & 1,322 runs.         
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Luis Ernesto Aparicio
"Little Louie" 
        1956 - 1973 (Chicago AL, Baltimore AL,
        Boston AL)
        Best fielding AL SS in the '50's & '60's.
       AL Rookie of the Year '56.  10-time
       All-Star.  Led the league in SBs nine
       times.  506 career SBs.         
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Robert Irving Elliott "Mr. Team" 
        1939 - 1953 (Pittsburgh NL, Boston NL,
        New York Giants NL, St. Louis AL, Chicago AL)
        7-time NL All-Star.  1947 NL MVP. 
       Converted from OF to 3B.  Had 100+
       RBI in a year 6 times.  2,061 career hits.
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