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the umpire if he observed certain violations (for example, if the other team intentionally discolored the ball or its players illegally left the bench), and for informing the umpire of any special ground rules. During a period when teams didn't carry full-time coaches, the captain and one or more other players could serve as "coachers" of the
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in 1977 at age 24, explains that in today's modern age of baseball, "there's probably no need for a captain on a major league team. I think there are guys who lead by example. You could name the best player on your team as captain, but he may not be the guy other players will talk to or who will
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who had both the off-field responsibilities of managers and the on-field responsibilities of captains. They held the title of "manager-captain." In contrast, teams that had non-playing managers hired a player to serve as captain. For example, in early 1902,
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is an honorary title sometimes given to a member of the team to acknowledge his leadership. In the early days of baseball, a captain was a player who was responsible for many of the functions now assumed by
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wore an unofficial "C" patch (made from electrical tape) in a game on
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358:List of Philadelphia Phillies captains
373:List of San Francisco Giants captains
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383:List of St. Louis Cardinals captains
333:List of Los Angeles Dodgers captains
308:List of Cleveland Guardians captains
41:with a captain insignia on his chest
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489:Remy, Jerry; Corey Sandler (2006).
410:The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary
363:List of Pittsburgh Pirates captains
328:List of Los Angeles Angels captains
323:List of Kansas City Royals captains
238:Lists of major league team captains
18:Major League Baseball Team Captains
353:List of Oakland Athletics captains
298:List of Chicago White Sox captains
283:List of Baltimore Orioles captains
210:In early baseball, many teams had
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112:are the only teams with captains;
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378:List of Seattle Mariners captains
368:List of San Diego Padres captains
348:List of New York Yankees captains
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338:List of Minnesota Twins captains
303:List of Cincinnati Reds captains
318:List of Houston Astros captains
313:List of Detroit Tigers captains
288:List of Boston Red Sox captains
278:List of Atlanta Braves captains
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388:List of Texas Rangers captains
343:List of New York Mets captains
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27:Honorary title in baseball
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911:Batting order (1–9)
860:Left fielder (7/LF)
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641:Baseball positions
601:The New York Times
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158:Barry Larkin
142:Mike Sweeney
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980:Non-players
739:Ground ball
548:John McGraw
256:Derek Jeter
254:(left) and
150:John Franco
114:Aaron Judge
75:lineup card
1073:Categories
804:Outfielder
552:Joe Kelley
217:Jack Doyle
193:Jack Doyle
122:Jerry Remy
884:Offensive
823:by number
799:Infielder
772:Defensive
696:Setup man
945:by style
744:Fly ball
722:by style
713:Swingman
681:Reliever
649:Pitchers
56:managers
47:baseball
1043:Battery
1038:Captain
1031:Related
997:Coaches
992:Manager
894:by role
886:players
794:Catcher
789:Pitcher
782:by type
774:players
734:Control
664:Starter
657:by role
554:"; see
184:History
176:of the
168:of the
160:of the
136:-style
96:of the
88:of the
77:to the
64:lineups
60:coaches
51:captain
37:of the
1012:Batboy
987:Umpire
906:Runner
901:Batter
749:Switch
701:Closer
674:Opener
510:SFGate
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729:Power
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420:ISBN
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102:2023
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