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1399:Terry Larkin
1369:Frank Hiller
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1344:Danny Friend
1339:Larry French
1304:Larry Cheney
1299:Don Cardwell
1244:Jake Arrieta
1239:Bob Anderson
1229:Vic Aldridge
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1584:Jake Weimer
1579:Lon Warneke
1559:Jack Taylor
1499:Ed Reulbach
1464:Mike Morgan
1459:Paul Minner
1439:Greg Maddux
1374:Glen Hobbie
1284:Clay Bryant
1279:Jim Brosnan
1269:Hank Borowy
1264:Bill Bonham
1124:George Gore
964:George Gore
811:George Gore
769:Tommy Beals
344:Labatt Park
1614:Categories
1589:Kerry Wood
1479:Joe Niekro
1454:Russ Meyer
1424:Jon Lieber
1419:Jon Lester
1359:Ad Gumbert
1294:Ray Burris
1138:Hugh Nicol
1131:King Kelly
978:Hugh Nicol
971:King Kelly
818:King Kelly
511:References
298:Bill Stern
58:1856-05-15
1594:Hank Wyse
1314:King Cole
1254:Doug Bird
1168:Cap Anson
1166:Manager:
1145:Joe Quest
1089:Tom Burns
1082:Cap Anson
1071:champions
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985:Joe Quest
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922:Cap Anson
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854:Cap Anson
825:Joe Quest
776:Tom Burns
762:Cap Anson
751:champions
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371:New Haven
107:MLB debut
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1429:Pat Luby
1409:Bill Lee
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