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  Happy Birthday Crime Dog! Frederick Stanley McGriff was born on October 31, 1963 in Tampa, Florida. 5x All-Star, All-Star MVP, 3x SS, 2x HR Leader, OPS Leader, Games Leader .284 AVG, 493 HR, 1550 RBI, 72 SB, 2490 Hits. Fred McGriff and his teams: Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers

Happy Birthday, CarGo! Carlos Eduardo González was born on October 17, 1985 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. 3x All-Star, 3x GG, 2x SS, Batting Title, Hits Leader. .285 AVG, 234 HR, 785 RBI, 122 SB, 1432 Hits Carlos Gonzalez and his teams:   Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians (no card found), Chicago Cubs (no card found).

  NOMAR GARCIAPARRA Positions : Shortstop, First Baseman and Third Baseman Full Name : Anthony Nomar Garciaparra Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : July 23, 1973 in Whittier, California, USA Organizations :  Boston Red Sox (9), Los Angeles Dodgers (3), Chicago Cubs (2), Oakland Athletics (1) NOMAR GARCIAPARRA'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star: 6  (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) Rookie of the Year:  1 (1997) Silver Slugger: 1 (1997) BATTING Batting Average:  2 (1999, 2000) Hits Leader: 1 (1997) Doubles Leader:  1 (2002) Triples Leader: 1 (1997) AB Leader:  1 (1997) FIELDING Putouts as SS:  1 (1997) Double Plays Turned as SS:  1 (1997) WHO? Nomar Garciaparra is an American former SS, 1B and 3B. He was an 6-time All-Star for the Boston Red Sox (5) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1) and 2-time batting champion. Nomar Garciaparra, who is of Mexican-American descent, played during 14 seasons, winning unanimously the AL Rookie of the Year Award in 1997 (AVG .306, 30 HR, 98

Happy Birthday, Fly! Ferguson Arthur Jenkins was born on December 13, 1942 in Chatham, Canada. HOF, 3x All-Star, Cy Young, 2x Wins Leader, SO Leader, 3x GS Leader, 4x CG Leader, IP Leader  284-226 W-L, 3.34 ERA, 2.038 SO, 6 SV Ferguson Jenkins and his teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox 

Shawon Dunston and Ryne Sandberg - Shawon Dunston: 2x All-Star, 3x PO Leader, Assists Leader, Double Plays as SS Leader - Ryne Sandberg:  HOF, 10x All-Star, 9x GG, 7x SS, MVP, MLB PoY, HR Leader, 3x Runs Leader, 3B Leader, 7x Assists Leader, 4x Fld% as 2B, Double Plays as 2B Leader

Happy Birthday, Ben! Benjamin Grieve was born on May 4, 1976 in Arlington, Texas. All-Star, ROY, Def. Games as RF Leader.  .269 AVG, 118 HR, 492 RBI, 24 SB, 864 Hits Ben Grieve and his teams: Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Milwaukee Brewers,  Chicago Cubs (no card found) Look for Ben Grieve in eBay!

Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire - Sammy Sosa: 7x All-Star, MVP, 6x SS, 2x HR Leader, 2x RBI Leader, 3x Runs Leader, 3x Games Leader, 609 HR, 1667 RBI - Mark McGwire:12x All-Star, ROY, GG, 3x SS, 4x HR Leader, RBI Leader, 2x BB Leader, 2x OBP Leader, 4x SLG Leader, 2x OPS Leader, 583 HR, 1414 RBI

Happy Birthday, Jeromy! Jeromy Neal Burnitz was born on April 15, 1969 in Westminster, California. All-Star .253 AVG, 315 HR, 981 RBI, 74 SB, 1447 Hits. Jeromy Burnitz and his teams:     New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates  Look for Jeromy Burnitz in eBay!

Happy Birthday, Professor! Greg Alan Maddux was born on April 14, 1966 in San Angelo, Texas. HOF, 8x All-Star, 4x Cy Young, 18 GG, 4x ERA Leader, 3x Wins Leader, 5x SHO Leader,  355 Wins, 3.16 ERA, 3371 SO Greg Maddux and his teams: Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres Look for Greg Maddux in eBay!

BILL MADLOCK "Mad Dog" Positions : Third Baseman and Second Baseman Full Name : Bill Madlock Jr. Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : January 12, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee Organizations : Pittsburgh Pirates (7), Chicago Cubs (3), San Francisco Giants (3), Los Angeles Dodgers (3), Detroit Tigers (1), Texas Rangers (1) BILL MADLOCK'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All-Star: 3 (1975, 1981, 1983) All-Star Game MVP:  1 (1975) World Series Rings:  1 (1979 ) BATTING Batting Average:  4 (1975, 1976, 1981, 1983) WHO? "The Mad Dog" is an American former professional baseball player, who played mainly as third baseman from 1973 to 1987. Madlock is notable for winning the National League batting title four times. Since 1970 only Tony Gwynn has won more NL batting crowns (8). He held the record of 4 batting titles by a third baseman until it was eclipsed by Wade Boggs (1988) Bill Madlock debuted at t

DENNIS ECKERSLEY "Eck" Positions : Pitcher Full Name : Dennis Lee Eckersley Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : October 3, 1954, in Oakland, California Organizations : Oakland Athletics (9), Boston Red Sox (8), Cleveland Indians (3), Chicago Cubs (3), St. Louis Cardinals (2) DENNIS ECKERSLEY'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame:  Inducted as a Player in 2004, by BBWAA with 83.2% All-Star:  6 (1977, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992) MVP:  1 (1992) ALCS   MVP: 1 (1988) Cy Young: 1 (1992) Rolaids Relief: 2 (1988, 1992) World Series Rings:  2 (1989 ) PITCHING Saves: 2 (1988, 1992) FIELDING Fielding % as P:  1 (1978) WHO? "Eck" is an American former pitcher who played between 1975 and 1998. He was a successful starting pitcher but is famous for being a dominant closer, becoming the first of 2 pitchers in MLB history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in his career (the second on