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ALMANAC: NOV. 21, THE 326TH DAY OF 2008
There are 40 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: In 1922, Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. On this date: In 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S.... -
End appears near for Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas seems to have practically vanished into the night in Oakland, disappearing from view shortly after his right leg started bothering him again. You wonder if he'll ever play again. Thomas, batting .240 with only eight homers, was in Oakland'...Tags: Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Willie McCovey, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox
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No more 'meatballs' in pitcher's box
Q: Don, I often wonder how the distance of 60 feet, 6 inches was arrived at in major league baseball. Kim Altenbach A: When professional baseball was first played in 1869, the pitcher had to start his delivery from within a flat box similar to the...Tags: Reggie Jackson, Todd Zeile, Bob Gibson, Arizona Diamondbacks, Barry Bonds
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Manny Ramírez entra en la inmortalidad de los Medias Rojas
El guardabosques dominicano Manny Ramírez representó el poder de los bates latinos con un jonrón histórico que le permitió ingresar al Club de los 500 y convertirse en el vigésimo cuarto toletero de las Grandes Ligas en pertenecer a ese selecto grupo....Tags: Willie Mays, Barry Bonds, Ted Williams, Ken Griffey Jr., Babe Ruth
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White Sox defeat Orioles as pitching prowess continues
Tribune staff reporterJose Contreras took a firm stance Wednesday night after he was on the verge of losing his advantage. Contreras thwarted a Baltimore threat in the fourth inning to start a renaissance that saw him retire the final 11 batters he faced with the return of...Tags: Joe Crede, Willie Mays, Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox, Eddie Mathews
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White Sox make quick work of Rays
Tribune reporterThe White Sox's body language never looked so good to manager Ozzie Guillen as when Jim Thome rounded the bases Friday night. Thome launched a three-run homer in the third inning off Jeff Niemann that struck the second catwalk above the right-field...Tags: Joe Crede, Nick Swisher, Matt Thornton, Carlos Quentin, Javier Vazquez
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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: Charlie Gehringer, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Nap Lajoie, Carlton Fisk
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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: Whitey Ford, Nap Lajoie, Bob Gibson, Harry Hooper, Joe Medwick
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Prior leaves, so does win
Tribune staff reporterEarlier this season Mark Prior and Dusty Baker had a conversation about being honest. Baker wanted straight talk from his promising right-hander, and Thursday he got it. Prior had just finished striking out his sixth straight Milwaukee Brewer, giving him...Tags: Mark Grudzielanek, Alex Gonzalez, Sammy Sosa, Geoff Jenkins, Moises Alou
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Sosa hits his 496th homer, Cubs win
Tribune staff reporterSammy Sosa found the ideal fuel Sunday to get the Cubs off to New York in good spirits. In his last at-bat in Cinergy Field, which will be replaced by a new park next year, Sosa broke a scoreless game with a 421-foot, three-run homer, his 46th of the...Tags: Scott Sullivan, American League, Willie Mays, Carlos Zambrano, Aaron Boone
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