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'34 classic was true Hall of Fame game
Q: With the All-Star Game coming up, I have a few questions about the midsummer classic. 1) Was there ever a year when all the starters from one league went to the Hall Of Fame? 2) Who has the highest ERA in All-Star competition and lowest batting average...Tags: Joe Medwick, Ford Frick, Atlanta Braves, Orlando Cepeda, Bobby Murcer
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Gameday Live 136: Blue Jays at Yankees
On the Yankees beatGood afternoon Yankees enthusiasts, I'm Chris Mascaro and I'll be bringing you all of today's live game action, as the Yankees (72-63) take on the Blue Jays (69-66) in the rubber game of a three-game set. Yesterday's performance by the......Tags: Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, ESPN, Mike Schmidt
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'Viva Le Brooks!'
Sun reporterTwenty-four years ago, the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed an Oriole known simply by his first name - a balding infielder who defined his position and bled orange all his life. Next week, Cooperstown, N.Y., will do this again. And like Brooks Robinson...Tags: Rivers, Stan Musial, George Kell, Johnny Mize, Bodies of Water
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Lefty Grove, Rollie Fingers, Charlie Gehringer, Ty Cobb, Dizzy Dean
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Casey Stengel, Bobby Wallace, Johnny Evers, Branch Rickey, Nellie Fox
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Best of the Best
The Hartford CourantNewsday's Top 100 Yankees were determined by members of the staff. They were written by Bob Herzog. 1. Babe Ruth First, he saved baseball from the aftermath of the 1919 Black Sox Scandal by luring fans back to the ballpark to see him hit mammoth home...Tags: Casey Stengel, Jack Chesbro, Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter, Paul O'Neill
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Part I: 1903-35
THE FIRST 17 seasons of New York's American League franchise are years of frustration and mediocrity. Although the team, known as the Highlanders until 1913, has such players as Willie Keeler, Jack Chesbro and Hal Chase, it can only brag about its three...Tags: Jack Chesbro, Government, Contracts, Lefty Gomez, Herb Pennock
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Part II: 1936-46
The coming of age of Yankees great Joe DiMaggio happens now. 1936 The Yanks win their eighth pennant and their fifth World Series, beating their former landlords, the Giants. They begin a string of a then-record four world championships. Gehrig belts...Tags: Armed Forces, Joe DiMaggio, Spring Training, Lou Gehrig, Chicago Cubs
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