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Years Active
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Team
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Hint
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Answer
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1963-1986
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CIncinnati Reds
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MLB's all-time hits leader, banned for life due to betting on games.
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Pete Rose
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1986-1994
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Kansas City Royals
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When this MLB All-Star wasn't wowing crowds with his towering homeruns, canon arm, and wall-climbing catches, he was a Pro-Bowl running back for the Los Angeles Raiders.
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Bo Jackson
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1963-1989
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New York Yankees
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A 4x All-Star, this pitcher is now best known for the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) replacement surgery that bears his name.
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Tommy John
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1982-1995
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New York Yankees
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In one of the oddest MLB statistical anomalies, this longtime Yankees first baseman hit an MLB-record 6 grand slams in 1987 and did not hit a single additional grand slam over the rest of his 14-year career.
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Don Mattingly
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1988-2007
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Famously pitched the Red Sox to victory over the Yankees in Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series, even though he was hobbled by an ankle injury which visibly soaked his sock in blood.
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Curt Schilling
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1962-1967
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Philadelphia Phillies
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After an admittedly lackluster career as a catcher, he returned to his hometown of Milwaukee, where he has been the voice of Brewers radio broadcasts since 1971.
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Bob Uecker
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1969-1990
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Chicago Cubs
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While playing first base for the Red Sox in the 10th inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, he misplayed a routine ground ball, allowing the Mets to win the game.
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BIll Buckner
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1989-1999
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California Angels
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Born without a right hand, he had a successful MLB pitching career, including throwing a no-hitter for the Yankees in 1993.
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Jim Abbott
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1983-1998
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Toronto Blue Jays
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Hit a three-run walk-off home run to win the World Series for the Blue Jays in 1993.
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Joe Carter
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1979-1995
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Detroit Tigers
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Playing in Game 3 of the 1988 World Series for the Dodgers, memorably limped around the bases after hitting a game-winning pinch hit homerun off Dennis Eckersley.
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Kirk Gibson
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1908-1920
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Chicago White Sox
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Star outfielder banned from the MLB for life for his alleged participation in throwing the 1919 World Series - known as the "Black Sox Scandel."
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Shoeless Joe Jackson
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1969-1979
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New York Yankees
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Yankees catcher who died in a small plane crash in 1979.
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Thurman Munson
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1951-1951
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St. Louis Browns
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Standing 3'7" tall, he naturally walked in his one Major League plate appearance for the Browns on August 19, 1951.
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Eddie Gaedel
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1953-1967
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New York Yankees
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Pitched the only perfect game in World Series history on October 8, 1956.
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Don Larsen
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1976-1980
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Detroit Tigers
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Nicknamed "the Bird," he was known for his quirkly antics on the mound, including talking to the baseball.
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Mark Fidrych
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2024-Present
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pitcher drafted out of LSU by the Pirates with the #1 pick of the 2024 draft. Also, Livvy Dunne's boyfriend.
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Paul Skenes
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1946-1960
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New York Giants
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Hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World," a three-run home run that clenched the pennant for the Giants in 1951.
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Bobby Thomson
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1956-1971
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St. Louis Cardinals
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His refusal to accept a trade to the Phillies in 1969 ushered in the era of free agency in the MLB.
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Curt Flood
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1912-1920
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Cleveland Indians
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The only MLB player to die as the result of an injury received in a game, when he was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays in 1920.
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Ray Chapman
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1905
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New York Giants
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Before serving as a doctor in Chisholm, Minnesota for 50 years, he appeared in one game as a right fielder for the New York GIants in 1905. His story received renewed attention after being highlighted in the 1989 film "Field of Dreams."
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Moonlight Graham
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1966-1984
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Chicago Cubs
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While playing outfield for the Cubs in Dodger Stadium on April 25, 1976, he famously rescued the American flag from two protesters who were attempting to burn it.
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Rick Monday
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1937-1951
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Cincinnati Reds
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The only pitcher in MLB history to throw two consecutive no-hitters when he did so for the Reds in 1938.
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Johnny Vander Meer
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1913-1928
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New York Yankees
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Yankee first baseman who sat out of the lineup on June 2, 1925, to be replaced by Lou Gehrig, who went on to play 2,130 consecutive games
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Wally Pipp
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1955-1971
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Detroit Tigers
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Represented Kentucky for 24 years in the U.S. Congress after he retired from baseball.
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Jim Bunning
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1968-1979
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PIttsburgh Pirates
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Infamously claimed that he was high on LSD when he pitched a no-hitter for the Pirates on June 12, 1970.
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Dock Ellis
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