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  Happy Birthday, Michael! Michael Brian Young was born on October 19, 1976 in Covinca, California. 7x All-Star, GG, AS MVP, Batting Title, 2x Hits Leader, Games Leader. .300 AVG, 185 HR, 1030 RBI, 90 SB, 2375 Hits. Michael Young and his teams:   Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers

  Happy Birthday, Terminator! Thomas Anthony Henke was born on December 21, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri. 2x All-Star, Rolaids Relief, SV Leader 41-42 W-L, 2.67 ERA, 861 SO, 311 SV Tom Henke and his teams: Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals 

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 

  Happy Birthday, Teddy Ballgame! Theodore Samuel Williams was born on August 30, 1918 in San Diego, California. HOF, 19x All-Star, 2x MVP, 2x Triple Crowns, 6x Batting Titles, 6x Runs Leader, 2x Doubles Leader, 4x HR Leader, 4x RBI Leader, 8x BB Leader, 12x OBP Leader, 9x SLG Leader, 10x OPS Leader, All-Time OBP Leader (.482). As Manager: 273-364 W-L, .429 W-L .344 AVG, 521 HR, 1.839 RBI, 24 SB, 2,654 Hits Ted Williams and his team: As Player: Boston Red Sox  As Manager: Washington Senators, Texas Rangers

MIKE HARGROVE "The Human Rain Delay" Positions : First Baseman and Left Fielder Full Name : Dudley Michael Hargrove Bats : Left -  Throws : Left Born : October 26, 1949 in Perryton, Texas, USA Organizations :  Cleveland Indians (7), Texas Rangers (5), San Diego Padres (1) MIKE HARGROVE'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star:  1 (1975) Rookie of the Year:  1 (1974) BATTING BB Leader:  2 (1976, 1978) OBP Leader:  1 (1981) FIELDING Putouts:  1 (1980) Def. Games as 1B:  1  (1980) Putouts as 1B:  1 (1980) Assists as 1B:  2 (1978, 1982)  WHO? The "Human Rain Delay" is an American former first baseman. After retiring Hargrove managed the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners. . Mike Hargrove played during 12 seasons, winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award in 1974 (AVG .323, 4 HR, 66 RBI), becoming the first Ranger to be so honored. He was especially effective in getting on base and moving runners. Mike Hargrove earned his nickname for his delib

Happy Birthday, Little O! Omar Enrique Vizquel was born on April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela. 3x All-Star, 11x GG, All-Time Leader in Fielding% as SS .272 AVG, 80 HR, 951 RBI, 404 SB, 2.877 Hits Omar Vizquel and his teams: Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays Look for Omar Vizquel in eBay!

Happy Birthday, Ken! Kenneth Gene Caminiti was born on April 21, 1963 in Hanford, California. 3x All-Star, MVP, 3x GG, SS  .272 AVG, 239 HR, 983 RBI, 88 SB, 1.710 Hits Ken Caminiti and his teams: Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves Look for Ken Caminiti in eBay!

Cal Ripken Jr. and Alex Rodriguez - Cal Ripken Jr.: HOF, 19x All-Star, ROY, 2x MVP, 2x GG, 8x SS, 9x Games Leader, Doubles Leader, Hits Leader, Runs Leader, 2x AB Leader,  3184 Hits,  1695 RBI,  the all-time  leader in consecutive games played (2632),  - Alex Rodriguez: 14X All-Star, 3x MVP, 2x GG, 10x SS, Batting Title, 5x HR Leader, 2x RBI Leader, Hits Leader, Doubles Leader, 5x Runs Leader, 3x Games, AB Leader, 3115 Hits, 696 HR, 2086 RBI.

Nolan Ryan, Robin Ventura and Ivan Rodriguez - Nolan Ryan: HOF, 8x All-Star, 2 ERA Titles, 324 Wins, 11x SO Leader, 7x No Hit-No Run, All-time SO Leader (5.714)  - Robin Ventura: 2x All-Star, 6x GG - Ivan Rodriguez: HOF, 14x All-Star, MVP, NLCS MVP13x GG, 7x SS

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