Nickname shared by Hall of Fame pitchers Steve Carlton & Robert Grove
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baseball game trivia Flashcards | Quizlet  ... "$100,000 Infield" of the early 1900s, and I had a very powerful nickname. ... Robert Moses (Lefty) Grove, Vernon (Lefty) Gomez and Steve (Lefty) Carlton ... I was the last of the "legitimate" spitball pitchers and was known as "Ol' Stubblebeard." ... I am the only player in the Hall of Fame to pitch 10 seasons in which I posted...
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Greg Maddux - Wikipedia  Gregory Alan "Greg" Maddux (born April 14, 1966), nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "The Professor", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher now...
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Carlton, Steve | Baseball Hall of Fame  Baseball players, especially pitchers, work hard to stay in shape during the ... Instead, Carlton, nicknamed Lefty, used martial arts and weight lifting as part of...
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Hall of Fame Full Names & Nicknames by Baseball Almanac  Baseball Almanac present a comprehensive list of Hall of Fame full names and ... Nicknames of Hall of Famers ... Steven Norman Carlton ... Robert Moses Grove .... had another great nickname which was probably better suited to his pitching ... If so, share them with us via our feedback section and share with other fans of...
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Steve Carlton - Wikipedia  Steven Norman "Steve" Carlton (born December 22, 1944), nicknamed "Lefty", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965 to...
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Members of the Football (NFL) Hall of Fame - Naming Schemes  Nov 14, 2014 ... ... Bill Hewitt; Gene Hickerson; Clarke Hinkle; Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch; Paul ... Earl (Curly) Lambeau; Jack Lambert; Tom Landry; Dick (Night Train) Lane ... Earle (Greasy) Neale; Ernie Nevers; Ozzie Newsome; Ray Nitschke...
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Classic nicknames are becoming obscure in the baseball world ...  May 10, 2012 ... Williams had three nicknames in his playing days. Whatever ... Tim "Rock" Raines, Frank "The Big Hurt" Thomas, Bill "Moose" Skowron... the list goes on and on. ... Steve "Psycho" Lyons once began to undress himself while standing on first base. ... Trooper rescues drowning deer from Warren County pool.
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Ozzie Canseco Talks, Walks Like Twin, but Bat? No Way, Jose ...  Jul 24, 1990 ... He looks like his brother Jose--more than a little up close, and so much so at a distance that if the two traded jerseys the crowd never would know. ... Ozzie Canseco walks like Jose walks, and talks like Jose talks, and ... is no mistaking Jose and Ozzie Canseco, the Oakland A's twins who .... July 26, 1990...
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Major League Baseball All-Century Team - Wikipedia  In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans. ... Christy Mathewson (#14 among pitchers), Lefty Grove (#18 among pitchers), .... Lou Gehrig  Mark McGwire  Jackie Robinson  Rogers Hornsby  Mike Schmidt  Brooks Robinson  Cal Ripken, Jr. Ernie Banks  Honus Wagner.
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Steve Garvey, Reggie Smith, Ron Cey and Dusty Baker | Brooklyn ...  "The Infield" of Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Davey Lopes and Steve Garvey 1973 .... Happy 65th birthday to "The Penguin" Ron Cey! pic.twitter.com. Save .... OF Dusty Baker, Dodger All-Star 1981-1982 #VoteDodgers .... Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson and Joe Rudi in 1974. ... How to Hit and Play Third Base, by Rogers Hornsby.
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Bash Brothers - Wikipedia  The Bash Brothers are a duo of former baseball players consisting of Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire. Both prolific home run hitters, the two were teammates in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics, helping the team win a World Series title in 1989. ... He played for the United States national team in the 1984 Summer Olympics...
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List of baseball nicknames - Wikipedia  Player, Career, Nickname, Team Inducted As, Ref .... 193651, "The Yankee Clipper" or "Joltin Joe", New York Yankees ... 195067, "Whitey", "The Chairman of the Board", or "Slick"", New York Yankees.
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Bob Gibson on Pitching in the Series - The Daily Beast  Oct 7, 2015 ... The Hall of Fame Cardinals pitcher and author of 'Pitch by Pitch: My View of One Unforgettable Game,' recalls a postseason with only one playoff: the World Series. ... That unpleasant memory was made in 1968, the season before the .... I set a record that day by striking out 17 Tigers, which I mention only...
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Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1972 - Wikipedia  It also selected three people: Lefty Gomez, Will Harridge, and Ross Youngs. The Negro Leagues Committee met for the second time and selected Josh Gibson...
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Barons Hall of Fame | Birmingham Barons About - MiLB.com  Watch Video  MiLB. ... A member of the Barons' 1906 Southern Association championship team, ... was one of the best managers the Barons organization has ever seen. ... to cover every day of Michael Jordan's career with the Barons in 1994. .... West oversaw the desegregation of Rickwood Field and is also famous for...
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Torre, Joe | Baseball Hall of Fame  He was a nine-time All-Star and the 1971 National League Most Valuable ... a manager, Torre became one of only five skippers to win at least four World Series titles. ... In Atlanta, Torre led the team to a 13-0 record to start the season en route to ... 1997, then strung together three straight World Series titles from 1998-2000...
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This Week In Baseball History - NYYFans.com Forum  Jan 1, 2009 ... The team's 72-year old former manager (2003-06) will handle Major League, ... 1997 Phil Niekro becomes the 227th member of the Hall of Fame. .... the 32nd player to be elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. .... in baseball history, the Orioles send pitchers Curt Schilling and Pete Harnish...
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jeopardy/1836_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  LEGENDS OF BASEBALL | In 1950, 3 years after he entered the major leagues, ... replaced this procedure, also the name of a Nigel Tufnel group | Spinal tap ... Famous rank of Tso, AKA Tao, a 19th C. warrior after whom a chicken dish was...
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Three Finger Brown Had Four Fingersand a Great Nickname  Baseball has a long history of players with colorful nicknames. ... the most famous baseball player of all time, George Herman Ruth, had no fewer than four well-known nicknames? ... Walter Big Train Johnson ... The old players (and old sportswriters) don't have anything on today's bunch. ... The Wizard of Oz---Ozzie Smith.
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Mookie Wilson Is a Name to Remember in History of Mets - latimes  Aug 4, 1989 ... At the New York Mets' first game at the Polo Grounds in their ... The other was a colorful nickname conferred on William Hayward Wilson by his...
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Bob Gibson - Wikipedia  Robert "Bob" Gibson (born November 9, 1935) is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (195975). ... Gibson also pitched three complete game victories in the 1967 World Series. The pinnacle of Gibson's career was 1968, when he posted a...