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382:Cy Seymour
378:third base
367:Del Howard
287:basketball
254:Early life
213:outfielder
61:1881-02-28
48:Outfielder
1449:Trainer:
1441:Manager:
1364:Jack Dunn
1304:champions
1198:Don Smith
1062:C. Fulmer
623:March 23,
146:Home runs
110:MLB debut
1315:Red Ames
1174:Jack Guy
990:(2013– )
709:June 11,
586:(1912).
568:June 11,
487:June 11,
317:for the
303:fullback
293:for the
876:No team
844:Unknown
828:Unknown
820:No team
812:Unknown
683:June 9,
655:June 9,
530:June 9,
430:of the
426:in the
424:captain
386:manager
345:to the
329:of the
321:of the
95:Batted:
958:(1945)
950:(1944)
894:(1920)
886:(1919)
878:(1918)
862:(1914)
838:(1908)
822:(1887)
814:(1886)
289:, and
266:under
264:orphan
227:, and
191:(1908)
185:(1904)
179:(1904)
101:Threw:
87:, U.S.
70:, U.S.
357:with
169:Teams
76:Died:
56:Born:
1296:1904
711:2012
685:2012
657:2012
625:2012
570:2012
532:2012
489:2012
422:and
365:for
361:and
140:.285
103:Left
97:Left
333:in
160:133
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