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November 22: Happy Birthday Lew Burdette

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Happy Birthday Lew! Selva Lewis Burdette was born on November 22, 1926 in Nitro, West Virginia. 3x All-Star, WS MVP, Wins Leader, ERA Leader, W-L% Leader, GS Leader, CG Leader, 2x SHO Leader, Innings Leader. 203-144 W-L, 3.66 ERA, 1074 SO, 32 SV. Lew Burdette and his teams:     New York Yankees, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels.

April 23: Happy Birthday, Warren Spahn

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Happy Birthday, Warren! Warren Edward Spahn was born on April 23, 1921 in Buffalo, New York. HOF, 17x All-Star, Cy Young, 3x ERA Title, 8x Wins Leader, 4x SO Leader, 2x GS Leader, 9x CG Leader, 4x SHO Leader, W-L% Leader 363-245, 28 SV, 3.09 ERA, 2.583 SO Warren Spahn and his teams: Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants Look for Warren Spahn in eBay!

April 16: Happy Birthday, Paul Waner!

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Happy Birthday, Big Poison! Paul Glee Waner was born on April 16, 1903 in Harrah, Oklahoma. HOF, 4x All-Star, MVP, 3x Batting Titles, RBI Leader, 2x Hits, Leader, 3x Games Leader, 2x Runs Leader, 2x Doubles Leader, 2x Triples Leader  .333 AVG, 113 HR, 1.309 RBI, 104 SB, 3.152 Hits Paul Waner and his teams:     Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves and New York Yankees Look for Paul Waner in eBay!

Meet Babe Ruth

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BABE RUTH "The Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat" Positions : Outfielder and Pitcher Full Name : George Herman Ruth, Jr. Bats : Left -  Throws : Left Born : February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA Died : August 16, 1948 in New York, New York, USA Organizations : New York Yankees (15), Boston Red Sox (6), Boston Braves (1) BABE RUTH'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936, by BBWAA with 95.13% All Star: 2 (1933, 1934) MVP: 1 (1923) World Series Rings: 7 (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932) BATTING AVG Leader:   1 (1924) HR Leader:  12 (1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931) RBI Leader:   5 (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926) Runs Leader:  8 (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928) BB Leader:  11 (1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1939, 1931, 1932, 1933) OBP Leader:  10 (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 19

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