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June 19: Happy Birthday Lou Gehrig

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Happy Birthday, Iron Horse! Henry Louis Gehrig was born on June 19, 1903 in New York, New York. HOF, 7x All-Star, 2x MVP, Triple Crown, Batting Title, 3x HR Leader, 5x RBI Leader, 5x OBP Leader, 2x SLG Leader, 3x OPS Leader, 7x Games Leader, 4x Runs Leader, Hits Leader, 2x Doubles Leader, Triples Leader, 3x BB Leader. .340 AVG, 493 HR, 1.995 RBI, 102 SB, 2.721 Hits.  Lou Gehrig and his team: New York Yankees Look for Lou Gehrig in eBay!

June 13: Happy Birthday Ernie Whitt

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Happy Birthday, Ernie ! Leo Ernest Whitt was born on June 13, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan. All-Star .249 AVG, 134 HR, 534 RBI, 22 SB, 938 Hits.  Ernie Whitt and his teams: Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles Look for Ernie Whitt in eBay!

June 12: Happy Birthday Hideki Matsui

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Happy Birthday, Godzilla ! Hideki Matsui was born on June 12, 1951 in Nomi, Japan. 2x All-Star, WS MVP, 3x Games Leader. .282 AVG, 175 HR, 760 RBI, 13 SB, 1.253 Hits.  Hideki Matsui and his teams: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Ange ls of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics (no card found), Tampa Bay Rays  Look for Hideki Matsui in eBay!

Baseball Heroes: Tony Gwynn and Ted WIlliams

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Tony Gwynn and Ted Williams -  Tony Gwynn : HOF, 15x All-Star, 8x Batting Champion, Runs Leader, 7x Hits Leader, OBP Leader, 3.141 Hits.  - 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).

June 9: Happy Birthday Dave Parker

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Happy Birthday, Cobra ! David Gene Parker was born on June 9, 1951 in Grenada, Mississippi. 7x All-Star, 3 GG, 3x SS, MVP, AS MVP, 2x Batting Title, RBI Leader, 2x SLG Leader, OPS Leader, Games Leader, Hits Leader, 2x Doubles Leader. .290 AVG, 339 HR, 1.493 RBI, 154 SB, 2.712 Hits.  Dave Parker and his teams: Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels and Toronto Blue Jays Look for Dave Parker in eBay!

June 8: Happy Birthday Mark Belanger

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Happy Birthday, Blade ! Mark Henry Belanger was born on June 8, 1944 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. All-Star, 8 GG, several defensive leaderships. .228 AVG, 20 HR, 389 RBI, 167 SB, 1.316 Hits.  Mark Belanger and his teams: Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers Look for Mark Belanger in eBay!

June 7: Happy Birthday Thurman Munson

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Happy Birthday, Walrus ! Thurman Lee Munson was born on June 7, 1947 in Akron, Ohio. 7x All-Star, MVP, 3 GG, ROY, several defensive leaderships. .292 AVG, 113 HR, 701 RBI, 48 SB, 1.558 Hits.  Thurman Munson and his team: New York Yankees Look for Thurman Munson in eBay!

June 6: Happy Birthday Bill Dickey

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Happy Birthday, Bill ! Williams Malcolm Dickey was born on June 6, 1907 in Bastrop, Louisiana. HOF, 11x All-Star, several defensive leaderships. .313 AVG, 202 HR, 1.209 RBI, 36 SB, 1.969 Hits. As Manager: 57-48 W-L, .543 W-L% Bill Dickey and his team: New York Yankees Look for Bill Dickey in eBay!

Baseball Heroes: Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron

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Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron - Roberto Clemente: HOF, 15x All-Star, MVP, WS MVP, 12 GG, 4x Batting Titles, 2x Hits Leader, 3B Leader, 3.000 Hits. - Willie Mays: HOF, 24x All-Star, 2x MVP, 2x AS MVP, ROY, 12x GG, Batting Title, 4x HR Leader, 4x SB Leader, 2x OBP Leader, 5x SLG Leader, 5x OPS Leader, 2x Runs Leader, Hits Leader, 3x 3B Leader, 3.283 Hits, 660 RBI. - Hank Aaron: 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, 3.771 Hits, 755 HR, All-Time RBI Leader (2.297 RBI) 

June 4: Happy Birthday Tony Peña!

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Happy Birthday, Tony! Antonio Francesco Peña was born on June 4, 1954 in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic. 5x All-Star, 4x Gold Glove, Manager of the Year, several defensive leaderships. .260 AVG, 107 HR, 708 RBI, 80 SB, 1.687 Hits Tony Peña and his teams: Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox (no card found), Houston Astros Look for Tony Peña in eBay!

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