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JIM ABBOTT Positions : Pitcher Full Name : James Anthony Abbott Bats : Left -  Throws : Left Born : September 19, 1967 in Flint, Michigan, USA Organizations :  California Angels (6), New York Yankees (2), Chicago White Sox (2), Milwaukee Brewers (1) JIM ABBOTT'S WALL OF GLORY FIELDING Assists as P: 1  (1991)  Fielding % as P:  2 (1992, 1995)  FACTS: Jim Abbott is one of the most unusual pitchers in baseball history, since he was born without a right hand. He won a gold medal with the American Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Abbott reached the Major Leagues in 1989 with the California Angels without playing in Minor Leagues. He posted a record of 12-12 W-L and 3.92 ERA (5th in the AL ROY voting). While playing with the New York Yankees  in 1993, Jim Abbott pitched a no-hitter against Cleveland. When he had to take at-bats when playing with the Milwaukee Brewers (1999), he batted 2-21 and 3 RBI. He got his 2 hits in two different games against Cubs' Jon Lieber.  STATS: 5x +10 W

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

JUAN MARICHAL Positions : Pitcher Full Name : Juan Antonio Marichal Sanchez Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : October 20, 1937 in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic Organizations : San Francisco Giants (14), Boston Red Sox (1), Los Angeles Dodgers (1) JUAN MARICHAL'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1983, by BBWAA with 83.7% All-Star: 10 (1962-1, 1962-2, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971) All-Star MVP : 1 (1965) PITCHING Wins Leader:  2 (1963, 1968) ERA Leader:  1 (1969) W-L% Leader:  1 (1966) CG Leader: 2 (1964, 1968) SHO Leader: 2 (1965, 1969) IP Leader: 2 (1963, 1968) WHIP Leader: 2 (1966, 1969) FIELDING PO as P:  2 (1964, 1968) Assists as P: 1 (1968)  WHO? Juan Marichal "the Dominican Dandy" is a former Dominican MLB pitcher, known for his high leg kick, great control and intimidation tactics (including aiming pitches directly to batters' heads