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Meet Kirby Puckett

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KIRBY PUCKETT " Puck" Positions : Center Fielder Full Name : Kirby Puckett Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : March 14, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, USA Died : March 06, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA Organizations : Minnesota Twins (12) KIRBY PUCKETT'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame:  Inducted as Player in 2001, by BBWAA with 82.1% All Star:  10 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) ALCS MVP:  1 (1991) AS MVP:  1 (1993) Gold Gloves:  6 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992) Silver Sluggers:  6 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994) World Series Rings:  2 (1987, 1991) BATTING AVG Leader:  1 (1989) AB Leader:  2 (1985, 1988) Hits Leader:  4 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1992) RBI Leader: 1  (1994) FIELDING Def. Games as CF:  4  (1985, 1986, 1988, 1989) PO as CF:  3 (1985, 1988, 1989) Assists as CF:  3 (1984, 1985,1989)  Double Plays Turned as CF: 4 (1984, 1985, 1988, 1991) Assi...

Meet Willie Mays

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WILLIE MAYS "Say Hey Kid" Positions : Center Fielder Full Name : Willie Howard Mays, Jr. Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : May 06, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama, USA Organizations : New York / San Francisco Giants (21), New York Mets (2) WILLIE MAYS' WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame:  Inducted as Player in 1979, by BBWAA with 94.7% All Star:  24 (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959-1, 1959-2, 1960-1, 1960-2, 1961-1, 1961-2, 1962-1, 1962-2, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) Gold Gloves:  12 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968) MVP:  2 (1954, 1965) All-Star MVP: 2 (1963, 1968) Rookie of the Year: 1 (1951) World Series Rings: 1 (1954) BATTING AVG Leader:  1 (1954) HR Leader: 4 (1955, 1962, 1964, 1965) SB Leader: 4 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959) OBP Leader:  2 (1965, 1971) SLG Leader: 5 (1954, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965) OPS Lead...

Meet Lefty Gomez

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LEFTY GOMEZ "Goofy" Positions : Pitcher Full Name : Vernon Louis Gomez Bats : Left -  Throws : Left Born : November 26, 1908, in Rodeo, California Died:  February 17, 1989, in Greenbrae, California Organizations : New York Yankees (13), Washington Senators (1) LEFTY GOMEZ'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame:  Inducted as a Player in 1972, by Veterans Committee All-Star:  7 (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939) World Series Rings:  5 (1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 ) PITCHING Wins Leader: 2 (1934, 1937) ERA Leader: 2 (1934, 1937) SO Leader: 3 (1933, 1934, 1937) W-L% Leader: 2 (1934, 1941) CG Leader: 1 (1934) SHO Leader: 3 (1934, 1937, 1938) IP Leader: 1 (1934) WHIP Leader: 1 (1934) FIELDING Assists as P:  1 (1938) WHO? Vernon "Lefty" Gomez was an American left-handed pitcher, who played in MLB between 1930 and 1934. Known for his humor and colorful personal...

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