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Stanley Frank Musial
Stanley Frank Musial , 1920-, American baseball player, b. Donora, Pa. At 17 he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League, and after three years in the minor leagues joined (1941) the Cardinals. One of the game's great hitters, "Stan the Man" won the National League batting cham...
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Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson (Jack Roosevelt Robinson), 1919-72, American baseball player, the first African-American player in the modern major leagues, b. Cairo, Ga. He grew up in Pasadena, Calif., where he became an outstanding athlete in high school and junior college. While attending (1939-41) the Univ. of...
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Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth), 1895-1948, American baseball player, considered by many the greatest of all baseball players, b. Baltimore.
Early Life
When he was seven years old his parents placed him in St. Mary's Industrial School (Baltimore), an institution for underprivileged boys. H...
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Jerome Herman Dean
Jerome Herman Dean (Dizzy Dean), 1911-74, American baseball player, b. Lucas, Ark. His name was originally Jay Hanna Dean. A colorful right-handed pitcher, Dean performed brilliantly (1930-37) for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. After his pitching arm was injured he was traded (1938...
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Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige (Leroy Paige) , 1906-82, American baseball player, b. Mobile, Ala. Celebrated for his wit and extraordinary pitching ability, he became legendary while barnstorming in the Negro baseball leagues prior to the integration (1947) of the major leagues. He played in as many as 2,500 games...
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander 1887-1950, American baseball player, b. St. Paul, Nebr. One of the great right-handed pitchers in National League history, Alexander pitched 696 games and won 373 of them, compiling a .642 winning percentage. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1911-17 and again in 1...
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Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb (Tyrus Raymond Cobb), 1886-1961, American baseball player, b. Narrows, Ga. In 1905 he joined the Detroit Tigers as center fielder and in his 24 years in the American League was one of the most spectacular and brilliant players in the history of the game. The hot-tempered Cobb, called the ...
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Eddie Collins
Eddie Collins (Edward Trowbridge Collins), 1887-1951, American baseball player, b. Millerton, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1907. One of the game's great second basemen, he was active in the American League for 25 years, playing with the Philadelphia Athletics (1906-14, 1927-30) and the Chicago White Sox (...
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Walter Perry Johnson
Walter Perry Johnson 1887-1946, American baseball player, b. Humboldt, Kans. He began playing with the Washington Senators of the American League in 1907. A right-handed pitcher, he won 417 games while losing 279 before he retired from active play in 1927. He is still second in career wins and hold...
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Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby 1896-1963, American baseball player and manager, b. Winters, Tex. He started in major league baseball in 1915 as a shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals and later (1920) became a second baseman, and managed the club in 1926-27. The "Rajah" was the National League batting champion...
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