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December 26: Happy Birthday Ozzie Smith

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  Happy Birthday, Wizard of Oz! Osborne Earl Smith was born on December 26, 1954 in Mobile, Alabama. HOF, 15x All-Star, 13x GG, SS, NLCS MVP, Games Leader, AB Leader, diverse defensive leaderships .262 AVG, 28 HR, 793 RBI, 580 SB, 2.460 Hits Ozzie Smith and his teams: San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals

December 22: Happy Birthday Steve Carlton

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  Happy Birthday, Lefty! Steven Norman Carlton was born on December 22, 1944 in Miami, Florida. HOF, 10x All-Star, 4x Cy Young, GG, Triple Crown, 4x Wins Leader, ERA Leader, 5x SO Leader, W-L% Leader, 4x GS Leader, 3x CG Leader, SHO Leader, 5x Innings Leader,  329-244 W-L, 3.22 ERA, 3.031 SO, 2 SV Steve Carlton and his teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, CLeveland Indians and Minnesota Twins  

December 21: Happy Birthday Tom Henke

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  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 

December 20: Happy Birthday David Wright

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  Happy Birthday, Captain America! David Allen Wright was born on December 20, 1982 in Norfolk, Virginia. 7x All-Star, 2x GG, 2x SS, diverse defensive leaderships .296 AVG, 242 HR, 970 RBI, 196 SB, 1.777 Hits David Wright and his team: New York Mets

December 13: Happy Birthday Ferguson Jenkins

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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 

December 14: Happy Birthday Craig Biggio

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  Happy Birthday, Craig! Craig Alan Biggio was born on November 14, 1965 in Smithtown, NY. HOF, 7x All-Star, 4x GG, 5x SS, 3x Games Leader, 2x Runs Leader, 3x 2B Leader, SB Leader .281 AVG, 291 HR, 1.175 RBI, 414 SB, 3.060 Hits Craig Biggio and his team: Houston Astros

Best Season: Willie McGee

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  Willie McGee "ET" 1985 - Team: St. Louis Cardinals (101-61). NL Champions. - Honors: All-Star - Awards: MVP, Golden Glove, Silver Slugger - Stat Leaderships: AVG, Hits, 3B

November 28: Happy Birthday Matt Williams

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    Happy Birthday, Matt! Matthew Derrick Williams was born on November 28, 1965 in Bishop, California. 5x All-Star, 4x GG, 4x SS, Manager of the Year, HR Leader, RBI Leader. As Manager: 179-145 W-L, .552 W-L .268 AVG, 378 HR, 1.218 RBI, 53 SB, 1.878 Hits Matt Williams and his teams: As Player: San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks  As Manager: Washington Nationals

Baseball Heroes: Mo Vaughn and Garret Anderson

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    Mo Vaughn and Garrett Anderson - Mo Vaughn: 3x All-Star, MVP, SS, RBI Leader,  - Garret Anderson: 3x All-Star, 2x SS, AS MVP, 2x Doubles Leader

August 31: Happy Birthday Frank Robinson

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    Happy Birthday, Frank! Frank Robinson was born on August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas. HOF, 14x All-Star, 2x MVP, WS MVP, AS MVP, ROY, GG, Manager of the Year, Triple Crown, Batting Titles, 3x Runs Leader, Doubles Leader, HR Leader, RBI Leader, 2x OBP Leader, 4x SLG Leader, 4x OPS Leader. As Manager: 1065-1176 W-L, .475 W-L .294 AVG, 586 HR, 1.812 RBI, 204 SB, 2,943 Hits Frank Robinson and his teams: As Player: Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels,  Cleveland Indians  As Manager: Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals

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