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1386:Jimmy Austin
1362:Jimmy Austin
1251:Carl Weilman
1244:Jerry Walker
1201:
1181:Dave Schmidt
1174:Fred Sanford
1139:Barney Pelty
1111:Mike Mussina
1104:Bob Muncrief
1097:Tommy Milone
1069:Dave McNally
985:Harry Howell
936:Jason Hammel
894:Bill Grahame
747:Steve Barber
740:Jeff Ballard
726:Jake Arrieta
631:
457:
426:
419:
355:with a 2.20
346:
337:
334:
278:
277:
257:
256:
191:
101:
95:
81:(1939-06-17)
76:
56:
43:
18:
1734:1939 deaths
1729:1893 births
1690:Juan Samuel
1684:(2007–2010)
1676:(2005–2007)
1668:(2004–2005)
1660:(2000–2003)
1652:(1998–1999)
1644:(1996–1997)
1628:(1991–1994)
1620:(1988–1991)
1612:(1987–1988)
1604:(1985–1986)
1602:Earl Weaver
1588:(1983–1985)
1580:(1968–1982)
1578:Earl Weaver
1572:(1964–1968)
1564:(1962–1963)
1548:(1955–1961)
1538:Jimmy Dykes
1532:(1952–1953)
1516:(1948–1951)
1514:Zack Taylor
1498:Zack Taylor
1492:(1941–1946)
1490:Luke Sewell
1484:(1939–1941)
1474:Ski Melillo
1452:(1933–1937)
1436:(1930–1933)
1428:(1927–1929)
1420:(1924–1926)
1404:(1921–1923)
1396:(1918–1920)
1394:Jimmy Burke
1380:(1916–1918)
1372:(1913–1915)
1356:(1912–1913)
1348:(1911–1912)
1332:(1902–1909)
1265:Tom Zachary
1216:Steve Stone
1167:Jack Powell
1160:Nels Potter
1146:Tom Phoebus
1132:Milt Pappas
1118:Bobo Newsom
1083:Bob Milacki
1020:Lou Kretlow
1013:Jack Kramer
992:Sig Jakucki
971:Billy Hoeft
957:Pat Hentgen
950:Pink Hawley
922:Bump Hadley
887:Kyle Gibson
873:Milt Gaston
838:Red Donahue
824:Storm Davis
782:Dylan Bundy
754:Érik Bédard
733:Elden Auker
719:Ivy Andrews
494:Postseason
441:1933 Browns
320:. Born in
1723:Categories
1650:Ray Miller
1634:Phil Regan
1610:Cal Ripken
1594:Cal Ripken
1570:Hank Bauer
1554:Lum Harris
1506:Muddy Ruel
1482:Fred Haney
1426:Dan Howley
1322:Hugh Duffy
1258:Bill Wight
1125:Jim Palmer
1076:John Means
1034:Don Larsen
866:Ned Garver
831:Pat Dobson
654:, or
599:References
520:Win %
508:Win %
411:struck out
258:As manager
157:Strikeouts
62:1893-04-27
1195:Ed Siever
1006:Jimmy Key
908:Bob Groom
775:Hal Brown
468:the Bronx
422:Bugs Baer
192:As player
111:MLB debut
1402:Lee Fohl
1027:Joe Lake
901:Sam Gray
796:Joe Bush
388:and 596
374:shutouts
316:and the
295:spitball
285:player,
550:interim
523:Result
429:managed
401:⁄
298:pitcher
291:manager
96:Batted:
49:Manager
45:Pitcher
1692:(2010)
1636:(1995)
1596:(1985)
1556:(1961)
1540:(1954)
1524:(1952)
1508:(1947)
1500:(1946)
1476:(1938)
1468:(1938)
1460:(1937)
1444:(1933)
1412:(1923)
1388:(1918)
1364:(1913)
1340:(1910)
1324:(1901)
511:Finish
353:record
343:Career
338:Allen.
102:Threw:
98:Switch
88:, U.S.
71:, U.S.
567:Total
499:Games
409:. He
394:1,582
287:coach
186:Teams
141:91–99
104:Right
77:Died:
57:Born:
624:SABR
579:.250
547:.250
534:1933
517:Lost
505:Lost
488:Year
485:Team
460:1939
386:hits
378:1924
349:1919
328:and
289:and
268:1933
251:1926
247:1924
237:1922
233:1921
223:1921
213:1921
209:1917
205:1915
201:1914
177:.250
151:3.31
529:SLB
514:Won
502:Won
466:in
431:in
392:in
169:2–6
161:576
1725::
696:/
622:.
607:^
562:–
474:.
470:,
455:.
417:.
332:.
312:,
308:,
207:,
47:/
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1293:t
1286:v
684:e
677:t
670:v
590:–
587:0
584:0
576:6
573:2
570:8
559:–
556:–
553:–
544:6
541:2
538:8
403:3
399:1
396:+
270:)
266:(
253:)
249:–
245:(
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235:–
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211:–
203:–
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