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March 29: Happy Birthday Ferris Fain

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Happy Birthday, Ferris! Ferris Roy Fain was born on March 29, 1921 in San Antonio, Texas. 5x All-Star, 2x Batting Title, Doubles Leader, OBP Leader, 5x Assists as 1B Leader, 2x Double Plays Turned as 1B Leader. .290 AVG, 48 HR, 570 RBI, 46 SB, 1139 Hits. Ferris Fain and his teams:       Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians (no card found)

March 27: Happy Birthday Buster Posey

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Happy Birthday, Buster! Gerald Dempsey Posey was born on March 27, 1987 in Leesburg, Georgia. 7x All-Star, MVP, ROY, GG, 5x SS, Batting Title, Double Plays Turned as C Leader, Caught Stealing as C Leader.  .302 AVG, 158 HR, 729 RBI, 23 SB, 1500 Hits. Buster Pusey and his team: San Francisco Giants.

March 25: Happy Birthday Tom Glavine

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  Happy Birthday, Tom! Thomas Michael Glavine was born on March 25, 1966 in Concord, Massachusetts. HOF, 10x All-Star, 2x Cy Young, 4x SS, WS MVP, 5x Wins Leader, 6x GS Leader, CG Leader, SHO Leader, Assists as P Leader,  6x Fielding % as Pitcher Leader. 305-203 W-L, 3.54 ERA, 2607 SO, 0 SV. Tom Glavine and his teams:   Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.

March 22: Happy Birthday Ramon Martinez

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Happy Birthday, Ramon! Ramon Jaime Martinez was born on March 22, 1968 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. All-Star, CG Leader, SHO Leader, Fielding % as Pitcher Leader, No-Hit. 135-88 W-L, 3.67 ERA, 1427 SO, 0 SV Ramon Martinez and his teams:     Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates (card not found)

March 19: Happy Birthday Clayton Kershaw

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Happy Birthday, Klaw! Clayton Edward Kershaw was born on March 19, 1988 in Dallas, Texas. 8x All-Star, MVP, 3x Cy Young, Triple Crown, GG, 3x Wins Leader, 5x ERA Title, 3x SO Leader, W-L% Leader, 2x CG Leader, 3x SHO Leader, Innings Leader, 2x GS Leader, No-Hit. 185-84 W-L, 2.49 ERA, 2670 SO, 0 SV Clayton Kershaw and his team:  Los Angeles Dodgers.

March 15: Happy Birthday Bobby Bonds

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Happy Birthday, Bobby! Bobby Lee Bonds was born on March 15, 1946 in Riverside, California. 3x All-Star, 3x GG, AS MVP, 2x Runs Leader, some defensive leaderships. .268 AVG, 332 HR, 1024 RBI, 461 SB, 1886 Hits. Bobby Bonds and his teams:               San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.

March 12: Happy Birthday Steve Finley

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Happy Birthday, Steve! Steven Allen Finley was born on March 12, 1965 in Union City, Tennessee. 2x All-Star, 5x GG, 2x Triples Leader, 2x Games Leader, some defensive leaderships. .271 AVG, 304 HR, 1167 RBI, 320 SB, 2548 Hits. Steve Finley and his teams:               Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies.

March 5: Happy Birthday Kent Tekulve

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Happy Birthday, Teke! Kenton Charles Tekulve was born on March 5, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio. All-Star, 4x Games Leader, 4x Defensive Games as P. 94-90 W-L, 2.85 ERA, 779 SO, 184 SV. Kent Tekulve  and his teams:   Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds.

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 1: Happy Birthday Johnny Ray

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Happy Birthday, Johnny! John Cornelius Ray was born on March 1, 1957 in Chouteau, Oklahoma. All-Star, Silver Slugger, 2x 2B Leader, Games Leader, Defensive Games as 2B Leader, PO as 2B Leader, Assists as 2B Leader.  .290 AVG, 53 HR, 594 RBI, 80 SB, 1502 Hits. Johnny Ray and his teams:   Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels.

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