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Happy Birthday, Bobby! Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla was born on February 23, 1963 in Bronx, NY.  6x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger, 2B Leader, Games Leader, Def. Games as 3B Leader, Assists as 3B Leader, Double Plays Turned as 3B Leader. .279 AVG, 287 HR, 1173 RBI, 45 SB, 2010 Hits. Bobby Bonilla and his teams:               Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals.

  Happy Birthday, Tram! Alan Stuart Trammell was born on February 21, 1958 in Garden Grove, California. HOF, 6x All-Star, 4x GG, 3x SS, WS MVP, Double Plays Turned as SS Leader As a Player: .285 AVG, 185 HR, 1003 RBI, 236 SB, 2365 Hits As a Manager: 187-302 W-L, .382 W-L% Alan Trammell and his team: As a Player: Detroit Tigers As a Manager: Detroit Tigers

Happy Birthday, JV! Justin Brooks Verlander was born on February 20, 1983 in Manakin Sabot, Virginia. 8x All-Star, MVP, 2x Cy Young, ALCS MVP, Triple Crown, ROY, 3x Wins Leader, ERA Title, 5x SO Leader, 2x W-L% Leader, CG Leader, SHO Leader, 4x Innings Leader, 5x GS Leader, 3x No-Hit. 236-129 W-L, 3.33 ERA, 3013 SO, 0 SV Justin Verlander and his teams:   Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros.

Happy Birthday, Dave! David Francis Dravecky was born on February 14, 1956 in Youngstown, Ohio. All-Star. 64-57 W-L, 3.13 ERA, 558 SO, 10 SV. Dave Dravecky and his teams:   San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. 

Happy Birthday, Little Professor! Dominic Paul DiMaggio was born on February 12, 1917 in San Francisco, California.  7x All-Star, 2x Runs Leader, 3B Leader, SB Leader, Games Leader, 2x AB Leader, several defensive leaderships. .298 AVG, 87 HR, 618 RBI, 100 SB, 1680 Hits Dom DiMaggio and his team: Boston Red Sox.

MARK McGWIRE "Big Mac" Positions : First Baseman Full Name : Mark David McGwire Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California, USA Organizations :  Oakland Athletics (12), St. Louis Cardinals (5) MARK McGWIRE'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star: 12  (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) Rookie of the Year:  1 (1987) Gold Gloves: 1 (1990) Silver Sluggers:  3 (1992, 1996, 1998) HR Derby Champ: 1 (1992) World Series Rings: 1 (1989) BATTING HR Leader:  4 (1987, 1996, 1998, 1999) RBI Leader: 1 (1999) OBP Leader: 2 (1996, 1998) SLG Leader:  4 (1987, 1992, 1996, 1998) OPS Leader:  2 (1996, 1998) BB Leader: 2: (1990, 1998) FIELDING Putouts:  1 (1990) Def. Games as 1B: 1 (1990) Putouts as 1B: 1 (1990) Assists as 1B: 1 (1991)   FACTS: An immensely popular player during his playing time, Mark McGwire's strength were HR and BB. Mark McGwire is one of the most prolific HR hitters is baseball history,

  Happy Birthday, Hammer! Henry Louis Aaron was born on February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. HOF, 25x All-Star, 3x GG, MVP, 2x Batting Titles, 4x HR Leader, 4x RBI Leader, 4x SLG Leader, 3x OPS Leader, 3x Runs Leader, 2x Hits Leader, 4x 2B Leader, all-time RBI leader. .305 AVG, 755 HR, 2297 RBI, 240 SB, 3771 Hits Hank Aaron and his teams:   Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers

    DAVE KINGMAN "King Kong" Positions : Leftfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman Full Name : David Arthur Kingman Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : December 21, 1948 in Pendleton, Oregon, USA Organizations :  New York Mets (6), San Francisco Giants (4), Chicago Cubs (3), Oakland Athletics (3), San Diego Padres (1), California Angels (1), New York Yankees (1) DAVE KINGMAN'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star:  3 (1976, 1979, 1980) Comeback of the Year:  1 (1984) DH of the Year:  1 (1984) BATTING HR Leader:  2 (1979, 1982) SLG Leader:  1 (1979) OPS Leader:  1 (1979)   FACTS: Dave Kingman (6'6'') was a power hitter, known for his long home runs (he hit one measured at over 550 feet in 1979). At the moment of his retirement he ranked 16th in career HR (442) He stroke out frequently (3-time NL leader, and his 1816 career SO were the 4th-highest in MLB history at the time of his retirement), resulting in low AVG and OBP.  He started his career as OF a

  Happy Birthday, Ryan Express! Lynn Nolan Ryan was born on January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas. HOF, 8x All-Star, 2x ERA Title, 11x SO Leader, CG Leader, 3x SHO Leader, Innings Leader, 7x No-Hit (MLB Record) 324-292 W-L, 3.19 ERA, 5714 SO (MLB record), 3 SV Nolan Ryan and his teams:   New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. 

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