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Adam Troy Dunn The Donkey

Big Donkey

  1. A player in Major League Baseball, he has been with Cincinnati Reds since 2001
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Alan Thomas Hrabosky The Mad Hungarian

Hungo

He played professional baseball for St. Louis Cardinals (1970-77), Kansas City Royals (1978-79), and Atlanta Braves (1980-82)With a career ERA of 3.10, he had 64 wins and 35 losses. more
  1. He played professional baseball for St. Louis Cardinals (1970-77), Kansas City Royals (1978-79), and Atlanta Braves (1980-82)
  2. With a career ERA of 3.10, he had 64 wins and 35 losses.
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Albert Fred Schoendienst Red He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1945-56, 1961-63), New York Giants (1956-57), and Milwaukee Braves (1957-60)With a batting average of .289, he hit 84 home runs, 2449 hits, 773 RBI and s... more
  1. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1945-56, 1961-63), New York Giants (1956-57), and Milwaukee Braves (1957-60)
  2. With a batting average of .289, he hit 84 home runs, 2449 hits, 773 RBI and scored 1223 runs in his career
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Alex Rodriguez A-Rod

A-Fraud and E-Rod (by haters)

  1. New York 'Yankees' 3rd baseman
  2. Played previously (as shortstop) for Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners
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Aloysius Harry Simmons Bucketfoot Al A Hall-of-Famer, he played for Philadelphia Athletics (1924-32, 1940-41, 1944), Chicago White Sox (1933-35), Detroit Tigers (1936), Washington Senators (1937-38), Boston Braves (1939), Cincinnati R... more
  1. A Hall-of-Famer, he played for Philadelphia Athletics (1924-32, 1940-41, 1944), Chicago White Sox (1933-35), Detroit Tigers (1936), Washington Senators (1937-38), Boston Braves (1939), Cincinnati Reds (1939) and Boston Red Sox (1943)
  2. His career batting average is .334. He hit 307 home runs.
  3. He won batting titles in 1930 and 31. He also recorded 11 consecutive seasons as a .300 hitter and 100-RBI man
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Amos Wilson Rusie The Hoosier Thunderbolt A member of the Hall of Fame, he pitched for Indianapolis Hoosiers (1889), New York Giants (1890-1895, 1897-1898), and Cincinnati Reds (1901)WIth a career ERA of 3.07, he has a win-loss r... more
  1. A member of the Hall of Fame, he pitched for Indianapolis Hoosiers (1889), New York Giants (1890-1895, 1897-1898), and Cincinnati Reds (1901)
  2. WIth a career ERA of 3.07, he has a win-loss record of 245-174.
  3. He also has a batting average of .247 with 8 home runs and 428 hits.
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Andre Nolan Dawson The Hawk Played for Montreal Expos (1976-86), Chicago Cubs (1987-92), Boston Red Sox (1993-94) and Florida Marlins (1995-96)With 438 home runs and 2774 hits, he was a career .279 hitter more
  1. Played for Montreal Expos (1976-86), Chicago Cubs (1987-92), Boston Red Sox (1993-94) and Florida Marlins (1995-96)
  2. With 438 home runs and 2774 hits, he was a career .279 hitter
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Andres Jose Padovani Galarraga Big Cat

El Gran Gato

Baseball player (from Caracas, Venezuela) who played for the Montreal Expos (1985-91 and 2002), St. Louis Cardinals (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993-97), Atlanta Braves (1998 and 2000), Texas Ra... more
  1. Baseball player (from Caracas, Venezuela) who played for the Montreal Expos (1985-91 and 2002), St. Louis Cardinals (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993-97), Atlanta Braves (1998 and 2000), Texas Rangers (2001), San Francisco Giants (2001 and 2003), and Anaheim Angels (2004)
  2. A career .288 hitter, he has 399 homers in his career.
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Anthony 'Tony' Michael Lazzeri Poosh 'Em Up A member of the Hall of Fame, he played for the New York Yankees (1926-37), Chicago Cubs (1938), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939) and New York Giants (1939)A career .292 hitter, he had 1840 hits, 178 home r... more
  1. A member of the Hall of Fame, he played for the New York Yankees (1926-37), Chicago Cubs (1938), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939) and New York Giants (1939)
  2. A career .292 hitter, he had 1840 hits, 178 home runs, and 1191 RBI in his professional league career
  3. He won 5 World Series rings
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Arnold Gandil Chick Played for Chicago White Sox (1910, 1917-1919), Washington Senators (1912-15), Cleveland Indians (1916), Chicago White Sox (1917-19)He hit .277 in his career with 11 homers and 1176 hitsHe is ... more
  1. Played for Chicago White Sox (1910, 1917-1919), Washington Senators (1912-15), Cleveland Indians (1916), Chicago White Sox (1917-19)
  2. He hit .277 in his career with 11 homers and 1176 hits
  3. He is best known as the ringleader of the players involved in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
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  • mking, Apr 13, 2008 at 07:34 PM PDT said:

    This is so very exhaustive!! Wow!

  • mwatson, Jun 19, 2007 at 09:35 PM PDT said:

    good work! didn't know 80% of these

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