This fabled Yankee catcher holds many World Series records including most career hits with 71
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New York Yankees - National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC  His batting feats include 184 RBI in 1931 (the AL record), 23 career grand slams (the ... "The Yankee Clipper" won 3 Most Valuable Player awards ('39, '41, '47), 2 batting ... He holds Series records for home runs (18), RBI (40), runs (42), walks (43), ... He also stared in the World Series, collecting 71 hits while playing on 10...
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Yogi Berra - Wikipedia  Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (May 12, 1925  September 22, 2015) was an American ... He appeared in 21 World Series as a player, coach, or manager and won 13 of .... Series records for the most games (75), at bats (259), hits (71), doubles (10), ... Later in his career, Berra became a good defensive outfielder in Yankee...
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The Baseball Hall of Merit Plaque Room - Baseball Think Factory  Mar 12, 2007 ... He holds career franchise records for most HR (449), RBI (1,529), .... He led the NL in putouts and double plays 3 times, plus many times in total chances per game. ... Retired with the career records for most games as a catcher (954), ... with the World Series records for games (75), at-bats (259), hits (71),...
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The Baseball Hall of Merit Plaque Room: MR - Baseball Think Factory  May 31, 2005 ... Retired with the Yankees' franchise single-season record for IBB (23 in .... Retired with the major league career record for shutouts (79); the NL ... the World Series records for most career shutouts (5) and shutouts for a series (3 in 1905). ..... with many of the career records for second basemen (including the...
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Yogi Berra | Society for American Baseball Research  Many images come to mind when one hears the name Yogi Berra. ... He won thirteen championship rings and holds several Series records. .... batting .305 with 14 home runs and 98 RBIs while appearing in 125 games (71 as a catcher). .... He still holds several World Series records, including the most games played (75).
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Bobby Richardson | Society for American Baseball Research  If you can help us improve this player's biography, contact us. ... He won the Gold Glove Award five times, he batted over .300 in two different seasons .... stretch as Yankee manager (1949-1960) took the club to the World Series ten times, ..... Bobby Richardson to inherit Martin's playing position, and his uniform number (#1).
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Royal Treatment - Page 4 - latimes  Jul 25, 1999 ... Brett Proved Father Correct With Illustrious 21-Year Career and ... Held or shared 51 major league records when he retired in 1993. ... Will wear a Texas Ranger cap on his Hall plaque. ... Brewers career leader in runs (1,632), hits (3,142), doubles (613), ... Holds AL career record with 123 sacrifice flies.
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Hank Aaron - Wikipedia  He won the NL Player of the Month award in May 1958 and June 1967. Aaron holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in (RBI) (2,297), extra base...
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New York Yankees - Wikipedia  The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York .... The World Series was not skipped again for another 90 years, when a strike truncated the .... Ruth's home run total of 60 in 1927 set a single-season home run record that would .... Maris still holds the American League record.
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Smith, Ozzie | Baseball Hall of Fame  Known as The Wizard of Oz, Smith combined athletic ability with acrobatic skill to ... Cardinals, setting major league records for assists, double plays and total chances. ... Smith set the following major league records for his position: most assists ... most total chances accepted (12,624), most years with 500 or more assists...
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ESPN Classic - Maris battled Mantle, media and Babe's legacy  Roger Maris, who broke Babe Ruth's record by hitting 61 homers in 1961, will be ... anonymous enemies as he chased Babe Ruth's career home-run record,. Roger Maris. Despite his monster '61 season, Maris finished with just 275 homers in his ... bases (366), RBI (142) and runs (132, tied with Mantle) while batting .269.
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George Brett - Wikipedia  George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953), is a retired American baseball third baseman and designated hitter who played 21 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league ... He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot...
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This Date in Mets History: May 5  Piazza sets record for homers by ...  May 5, 2013 ... Mike broke Carlton Fisk's record for most career home runs hit by a catcher on ... Mike Piazza likely had the best Cinco de Mayo of his life nine years ago today. On May 5, 2004, the Mets great celebrated the anniversary of ... was 352nd he hit while in the lineup as a backstop, breaking Carlton Fisk's record.
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George Steinbrenner - New World Encyclopedia  During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 until his death in July 2010, ... in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series titles and 11 pennants ... of investors who bought the struggling Yankees from CBS for $10 million. .... The team returned to the playoffs in 1995 (their first visit since 1981) and won the...
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Francisco Mejia's Hit Streak Nears History | BaseballAmerica.com  Aug 3, 2016 ... The Indians' catcher has hit safely in 44 consecutive games in a streak ... minor league streak with a 61-game hit streak in the Pacific Coast League in 1933. ... when Joe DiMaggio was in the midst of his 56-game hitting streak. ... 6/18/16, C, 5, 1, 1, 2 RBIs ... Scout&#8217;s View: Yankees RHP Dillon Tate...
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Catfish Hunter, Who Pitched in 6 World Series for A's and Yankees ...  Sep 10, 1999 ... Catfish Hunter, Hall of Fame right-hander who helped pitch the Oakland ... A Yankee teammate, pitcher Pat Dobson, once said about Hunter: ''He can ... ''Around here, we never call him Catfish,'' Ray Ward, editor of The .... When Jackson had a candy bar named for him, Hunter said, ''When you unwrap one,...
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1998 in baseball - Wikipedia  The following are the baseball events of the year 1998 throughout the world. ... Trevor Hoffman and Jason Kendall. The New York Yankees won a major league record 125 games (114 regular season games and 11 postseason games).
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1998 Major League Baseball season - Wikipedia  The 1998 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the San ... McGwire's record would last only three years, with Barry Bonds hitting 73 in ..... June 15  Sammy Sosa hits three home runs, helping the Chicago Cubs ... July 17  Rafael Palmeiro hits his 300th career home run, helping the...
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Joe DiMaggio's baseball record: 56-game hit streak (1941) - Click ...  The old saying goes, records were made to be broken, but it's a pretty safe assumption that New York Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak ... hit safely in 56 consecutive games, surpassing a record so good it had stood for 44 years.
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MIKE GETS WHOLE PIAZZA METS' $91M MAKES CATCHER BIG ...  Oct 25, 1998 ... Six-time All-Star catcher Mike Piazza and the Mets reached ... contract worth $91 million that made him the highest-paid player in baseball history. ... but the club was making arrangements yesterday for a noon news conference tomorrow at Shea, which Piazza will attend after he arrives from Los Angeles.
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Quintet of first basemen accomplish rare feat | MLB.com  Dec 15, 2011 ... In 2011, the Major Leagues saw 16 players play at least 75 percent of ... Jimmie Foxx (186): Foxx hit 44 homers, drove in 130 runs, and had a ... 1998, 7, M. McGwire (216) ... and his 162 walks that year are the most ever for a first baseman. ... once or twice, set a new Major League record with 70 home runs.