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April 16: Happy Birthday, Paul Waner!

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Happy Birthday, Big Poison! Paul Glee Waner was born on April 16, 1903 in Harrah, Oklahoma. HOF, 4x All-Star, MVP, 3x Batting Titles, RBI Leader, 2x Hits, Leader, 3x Games Leader, 2x Runs Leader, 2x Doubles Leader, 2x Triples Leader  .333 AVG, 113 HR, 1.309 RBI, 104 SB, 3.152 Hits Paul Waner and his teams:     Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves and New York Yankees Look for Paul Waner in eBay!

April 15: Happy Birthday, Jeromy Burnitz!

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Happy Birthday, Jeromy! Jeromy Neal Burnitz was born on April 15, 1969 in Westminster, California. All-Star .253 AVG, 315 HR, 981 RBI, 74 SB, 1447 Hits. Jeromy Burnitz and his teams:     New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates  Look for Jeromy Burnitz in eBay!

April 14: Happy Birthday, Greg Maddux!

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Happy Birthday, Professor! Greg Alan Maddux was born on April 14, 1966 in San Angelo, Texas. HOF, 8x All-Star, 4x Cy Young, 18 GG, 4x ERA Leader, 3x Wins Leader, 5x SHO Leader,  355 Wins, 3.16 ERA, 3371 SO Greg Maddux and his teams: Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres Look for Greg Maddux in eBay!

Baseball Heroes: Bill Madlock, Tom Lasorda, Terry Kennedy and Darrell Evans

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Bill Madlock, Tom Lasorda, Terry Kennedy and Darrell Evans - Bill Madlock : 3x All-Star, AS MVP, 4 Batting Titles - Tom  Lasorda: HOF, 2x Manager of the Year, 1599 Wins, 4 Pennants and 2 WS Titles - Terry Kennedy: 4x All-Star, SS - Darrell Evans:  2x All-Star, HR Leader, 2x BB Leader

Baseball Heroes: Casey Stengel and Jim Piersall

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Casey Stengel and Jim Piersall - Casey Stengel: HOF, 10 Pennants, WS Titles, 1905 Wins - Jim Piersall: 2x All-Star, 2x GG

Baseball Heroes: Rollie Fingers and Catfish Hunter

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Rollie Fingers and Catfish Hunter - Rollie Fingers: HOF, 7x All-Star, MVP, Cy Young, WS MVP, 4x Rolaids Relief, 3x SV Leader, 3x Games Leader, 341 SV. - Catfish Hunter: HOF, 8x All-Star, Cy Young, 2x Wins Leader, ERA Leader, 2x W-L% Leader, GS Leader, CG Leader, IP Leader, 224 Wins. 

Baseball Heroes: Albert Pujols and Mike Trout

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Albert Pujols and Mike Trout - Albert Pujols: 10x All-Star, 3x MVP, NLCS MVP, ROY, 2x GG, 6x SS, Batting Title, 2x HR Leader, RBI Leader, 5x Runs Leader, Hits Leader, Dobles Leader, OBP Leader, 3x SLG Leader, 3x OPS Leader, 656 HR, 2075 RBI - Mike Trout: 8x All-Star, 3x MVP, ROY, 2x AS MVP, 7x SS, RBI Leader, SB Leader, 4x Runs Leader, 3x BB Leader, 4x OBP Leader, 3x SLG Leader, 4x OPS Leader

Baseball Heroes: Cal Ripken Jr. and Alex Rodriguez

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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.

Baseball Heroes: Al Kaline, Ted Williams and Harvey Kuenn

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Al Kaline, Ted Williams and Harvey Kuenn - Al Kaline: HOF, 18x All-Star, 10x GG, Batting Title, SLG Leader, OPS Leader, Hits Leader, Doubles Leader, 3.007 Hits, 399 HR, 1.582 RBI. - Ted Williams: 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, 521 HR, 1.839 RBI, All-Time OBP Leader (.482). - Harvey Kuenn: 10x All-Star, ROY, Batting Title, 4x Hits Leader, 3x Doubles Leader, 2x AB Leader, Games Leader.

Meet Bo Jackson

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BO JACKSON "Bo Knows" Positions : Leftfielder Full Name : Vincent Edward Jackson Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : November 30, 1962, in Bessemer, Alabama Organizations : Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels BO JACKSON'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All-Star:  1 (1989) All-Star   MVP : 1 (1989) FIELDING Assists as LF:  2 (1988, 1990) WHO? Bo Jackson is a former professional baseball and football player. He is regarded by some people as one of the greatest athletes of all time, given that he was the first player to be named an All-Star in MLB and NFL. He played baseball between 1986 and 1994, and football between 1987 and 1990 (with the Oakland Raiders). Jackson was one of the most popular baseball players during his career. He was considered to have a raw talent (as his low AVG and high SO rate could demonstrate), but he was a physical wonder. In his first full season in ML

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