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Frank McCourt needs to re-sign Manny Ramirez
Statistical analysis, financial-impact reports and questions about the slugger's age and fielding indifference aside, Frank McCourt will have a hard time showing his face in Dodger Stadium next season if he fails to re-sign Manny Ramirez. . . . The much-...Tags: Johnny Bench, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, National League, Tony Perez
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Guzman's 3 RBIs spark Nationals past Phillies
The Washington Nationals will never want to sit Cristian Guzman again, not if he keeps hitting like this. Guzman set a franchise single-season record Wednesday night with his eighth consecutive multi-hit game, capping it with a bases-clearing double in...Tags: Brian Schneider, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Cristian Guzman, Placido Polanco
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Carl Yastrzemski hospitalized with chest pains
Tribune staff reporterHall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was hospitalized for tests Tuesday after experiencing chest pains. The Boston Red Sox confirmed the 68-year-old Yastrzemski was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital and...Tags: Triple Crown, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, Major League Baseball, Bobby Doerr
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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: Frank Robinson, Moises Alou, National League, Major League Baseball, Referenda
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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: Jim Palmer, Major League Baseball, Steve Carlton, Carl Hubbell, Jimmie Foxx
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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: Jim Palmer, Major League Baseball, Red Faber, Cool Papa Bell, Jimmie Foxx
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Season brings out sure-handed production
Sun StaffNinth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 major-league seasons. Cal Ripken's 1990 season evolved into a glove story. The Orioles finished nine games below .500 after making an improbable run toward the American League East title the previous summer....Tags: Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, American League, Ozzie Guillen, Tommy Aaron
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Cubs finally get All-Star manager
Associated PressFor the first time in more than a half-century, a Chicago Cub is in line to be an All-Star manager. New Cubs manager Dusty Baker is expected to get the honor at next year's game at Comiskey Park in Chicago as reward for leading the San Francisco...Tags: Mickey Cochrane, St. Louis Cardinals, National League, San Francisco Giants, John McGraw
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