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at-bats. He hit .196 with no home runs and five RBI that year. On
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In 1971, he was elected to the
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186:(September 29, 1924 – November 29, 1973) was a
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270:Jim Finigan
262:Johnny Gray
258:Don Bollweg
207:J. L. Smith
1509:Categories
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1482:Bill Renna
1470:Gene Hooks
1427:selections
551:(199–1992)
549:John Knorr
533:John Knorr
453:Ed Fleming
298:References
278:Bill Renna
246:Harry Byrd
242:Loren Babe
49:1924-09-29
36:Outfielder
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1183:McDougall
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887:Garibaldi
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501:Ed Norris
477:Ed Norris
274:Vic Power
134:Home runs
98:MLB debut
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1039:Holmes
1037:1981:
1029:1980:
1023:Hudson
1021:1979:
1013:1978:
1007:Horner
1005:1977:
999:Powers
997:1976:
989:1975:
981:1974:
973:1973:
965:1972:
957:1971:
951:Ammann
949:1970:
941:1969:
933:1968:
927:Davini
925:1967:
917:1966:
909:1965:
903:Ferris
901:1964:
893:1963:
885:1962:
879:Fowler
877:1961:
866:Dobson
864:1959:
856:1958:
848:1957:
842:Thomas
840:1956:
832:1955:
826:Yewcic
824:1954:
816:1953:
808:1952:
800:1951:
792:1950:
784:1949:
503:(1960)
487:(1957)
455:(1941)
439:(1930)
423:(1921)
276:, and
252:, and
89:Threw:
75:, U.S.
58:, U.S.
1327:Faedo
1311:Sborz
1279:Wingo
1247:Reyes
1143:Glass
1127:Nevin
1119:Hymel
1087:Carey
1079:Senne
983:Milke
919:Arlin
911:Bando
850:Emery
157:Teams
91:Right
64:Died:
44:Born:
1350:2020
959:Tabb
858:Thom
256:for
221:and
173:1953
169:1952
128:.197
85:Left
1474:SS
1468:3B
1460:2B
1454:1B
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1492:O
1486:O
1480:O
1448:C
1442:P
1436:P
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268:,
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383:e
376:t
369:v
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