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  Happy Birthday, Mr. October! Reginald Martinez Jackson was born on May 18, 1946 in Albington, Pennsylvania. HOF, 14x All-Star, MVP, 2x WS MVP, 2x SS, 5x WS Rings, 4x HR Leader, RBI Leader, 2x Runs Leader, 3x SLG Leader, 2x OPS Leader. .262 AVG, 563 HR, 1702 RBI, 228 SB, 2584 Hits Reggie Jackson and his teams: Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and California Angels, 

  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

Kirk Gibson and Dennis Eckersley  - Kirk Gibson: MVP, ALCS MVP, SS, Manager of the Year -  Dennis Eckersley : HOF, 6x All-Star, MVP, Cy Young, ALCS MVP, 2x Rolaids Relief, 2x SV Leader, 390 SV, No-Hit 

Happy Birthday, Groove! Don Edward Baylor was born on June 28, 1949 in Austin, Texas. All-Star, MVP, 3x SS, Manager of the Year, RBI Leader, Runs Leader, Games Leader.  .260 AVG, 338 HR, 1.276 RBI, 285 SB, 2.135 Hits. As manager: 627-689 W-L, .476 W-L Don Baylor and his teams:   Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins 

Happy Birthday, Caballo! Carlos Lee was born on June 20, 1976 in Aguadulce, Panama. 3x All-Star, 2x SS .285 AVG, 358 HR, 1.363 RBI, 125 SB, 2.273 Hits.  Carlos Lee and his teams: Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Miami Marlins Look for Carlos Lee in eBay!