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March 2: Happy Birthday Mel Ott

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Happy Birthday, Master Melvin! Melvin Thomas Ott was born on March 2, 1909 in Gretna, Louisiana. HOF, 12x All-Star, 6x HR Leader, RBI Leader, 6x BB Leader, 2x Runs Leader, Games Leader, 4x OBP Leader, SLG Leader, 2x OPS Leader. .304 AVG, 511 HR, 1860 RBI, 89 SB, 2876 Hits. Mel Ott and his team: New York Giants.

March 7: Happy Birthday Jeff Kent

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    Happy Birthday, Jeff! Jeffrey Franklin Kent was born on March 7, 1968 in Bellflower, California. 5x All-Star, MVP, 4x SS, Assist as 2B Leader, Double Plays Turned as 2B Leader. .290 AVG, 377 HR, 1518 RBI, 94 SB, 2461 Hits Jeff Kent and his teams: Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers

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 Leader: 5 (1954, 1955,

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