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88:Dave Winfield
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55:Texas Rangers
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1880:Philadelphia
1394:
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1284:
1279:Dave Roberts
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1242:
1230:. Retrieved
1221:
1208:Donnie Moore
1206:(Texas) and
1204:Jim Sundberg
1200:Dick Ruthven
1196:Lee Mazzilli
1183:
1175:Eddie Murray
1160:
1150:
1149:
1134:Jeff Reardon
1027:Butch Hobson
1011:Chicago Cubs
858:Eddie Murray
765:
737:
736:
538:Chicago Cubs
510:Mike Parrott
487:Lee Mazzilli
464:Doug Heinold
326:Billy Taylor
211:John Stearns
159:
123:
121:
94:Eddie Murray
29:
1921:Los Angeles
1828:Kansas City
1292:David Clyde
1232:October 28,
1187:David Clyde
1163:Robin Yount
1113:Joe Sambito
1070:Bob Stanley
1058:Outfielder
1006:Mike Krukow
985:Randy Lerch
964:Matt Keough
922:LaMarr Hoyt
910:Outfielder
846:Outfielder
804:Outfielder
395:Pat Rockett
280:Glenn Tufts
234:Robin Yount
187:David Clyde
132:David Clyde
82:Robin Yount
51:David Clyde
1978:Categories
1911:Cincinnati
1885:Pittsburgh
1818:California
1300:Bill Almon
1214:References
1192:Jack Clark
1157:Background
1092:Jack Clark
816:Len Barker
753:= All-Star
533:Jerry Tabb
441:Joe Edelen
418:Eddie Bane
147:= All-Star
1926:San Diego
1890:St. Louis
1833:Minnesota
1797:Milwaukee
1787:Cleveland
1777:Baltimore
1171:Fred Lynn
795:Fred Lynn
783:Position
372:Lew Olsen
1875:New York
1870:Montréal
1802:New York
1268:database
1144:Pitcher
1122:Pitcher
1080:Pitcher
1015:Pitcher
994:Pitcher
952:Pitcher
931:Pitcher
889:Pitcher
825:Pitcher
579:Ted Farr
175:Position
40:Overview
1916:Houston
1906:Atlanta
1899:NL West
1865:Chicago
1858:NL East
1838:Oakland
1823:Chicago
1811:AL West
1792:Detroit
1770:AL East
1755:by team
777:Player
556:Ted Cox
450:3B-RHP
200:Houston
130:select
1782:Boston
771:Round
169:Player
1843:Texas
780:Team
774:Pick
1711:1997
1706:1992
1701:1976
1696:1968
1691:1961
1686:1960
1650:2024
1645:2023
1640:2022
1635:2021
1630:2020
1625:2019
1620:2018
1615:2017
1610:2016
1605:2015
1600:2014
1595:2013
1590:2012
1585:2011
1580:2010
1575:2009
1570:2008
1565:2007
1560:2006
1555:2005
1550:2004
1545:2003
1540:2002
1535:2001
1530:2000
1525:1999
1520:1998
1515:1997
1510:1996
1505:1995
1500:1994
1495:1993
1490:1992
1485:1991
1480:1990
1475:1989
1470:1988
1465:1987
1460:1986
1455:1985
1450:1984
1445:1983
1440:1982
1435:1981
1430:1980
1425:1979
1420:1978
1415:1977
1410:1976
1405:1975
1400:1974
1395:1973
1390:1972
1385:1971
1380:1970
1375:1969
1370:1968
1365:1967
1360:1966
1355:1965
1234:2008
1130:527
1109:404
1088:294
1066:210
1044:188
1023:185
1002:184
981:170
960:167
939:159
918:109
703:RHP
519:RHP
473:RHP
427:LHP
381:RHP
196:LHP
172:Team
166:Pick
122:The
112:1974
107:1972
1127:23
1106:17
1085:13
897:72
875:71
854:63
833:57
812:49
791:41
713:24
690:23
680:OF
667:22
644:21
634:SS
621:20
611:1B
598:19
575:18
565:SS
552:17
542:1B
529:16
506:15
496:OF
483:14
460:13
437:12
414:11
404:SS
391:10
358:SS
335:OF
312:SS
289:1B
266:OF
243:SS
92:1B
86:OF
80:SS
1980::
1136:*
1072:*
1063:9
1050:*
1041:8
1020:8
999:8
978:8
957:7
936:7
915:5
894:3
881:*
872:3
851:3
830:3
809:3
788:2
726:C
657:C
588:C
368:9
345:8
322:7
299:6
276:5
253:4
230:3
220:C
207:2
183:1
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1738:t
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