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Should Chipper enter Hall on 1st ballot?
A simple comparison Steve Gould Baltimore Sun All you need to do to know that Chipper Jones is a first-ballot Hall of Famer is compare his career statistics to those of other third basemen enshrined in Cooperstown. Let's start with traditional stats....Tags: Mickey Mantle, Chicago Tribune, Chipper Jones, Eddie Murray, George Brett
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This Day in Orioles History: June 4
June 4, 1957: Future Hall-of-Famer George Kell got his 2,000th career hit. -
Ex-Oriole George Kell dies at 86
The Associated PressGeorge Kell, the Hall of Fame third baseman who edged Ted Williams for the 1949 American League batting title and became a Detroit Tigers broadcaster for nearly 40 years, died Tuesday. He was 86. Jackson's Funeral Home in Newport confirmed the death...Tags: American League, Bob Feller, Executive Branch, Baltimore Orioles, Colleges and Universities
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Kell, O's All-Star, Hall of Famer, dies
From Sun staff and news servicesGeorge Kell, the Hall of Fame third baseman who edged Ted Williams for the 1949 American League batting title before putting the finishing touches on his 15-year career with the Orioles, died Tuesday. He was 86. Jackson's Funeral Home in Newport, Ark.,...Tags: American League, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Death, Boston Red Sox
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'Viva Le Brooks!'
Sun reporterTwenty-four years ago, the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed an Oriole known simply by his first name - a balding infielder who defined his position and bled orange all his life. Next week, Cooperstown, N.Y., will do this again. And like Brooks Robinson...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Johnny Mize, Baltimore Orioles, Bodies of Water, Cool Papa Bell
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Schmuck: VIP reception allows greats to again hear fans' cheers
Sun ReporterThey rolled out the red rug last night at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, but for the fans who lined the barricades to cheer the sport's greatest heroes, it might as well have been a magic carpet. The pending induction of likeable...Tags: Frank Robinson, Bob Feller, Dave Winfield, Tony Perez, Jim Palmer
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'Reckless' Richards cracks open O's coffers
Sun StaffIn seven years with the Orioles, Paul Richards made the largest trade in baseball history, signed Brooks Robinson, invented the oversized catcher's mitt and preached a pitching-and-defense philosophy that defined the Orioles for years after he was gone....Tags: American League, Employers, Casey Stengel, Baltimore Orioles, Employment
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Cornerstone at third base
Sun StaffBrooks Robinson's peers believe his defense wasn't just one of the Orioles' defining characteristics. His play at third base was the defining characteristic, they say. "The Orioles were built on having great defense, and Brooks was the cornerstone,"...Tags: American League, Cal Ripken, Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles, Golf
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Hall of Fame Orioles
Eddie Murray will be the 11th modern Oriole in the Hall of Fame, joining Luis Aparicio, Reggie Jackson, George Kell, Lee MacPhail, Jim Palmer, Robin Roberts, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Earl Weaver and Hoyt Wilhelm. A capsule look at the four who...Tags: Frank Robinson, Cy Young, Hoyt Wilhelm, Cal Ripken, Jim Palmer
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Countdown on Cal's days
Sun StaffAt 6:30, the upper decks at Camden Yards look as sparse as deserted honeycombs. Attendance is down. Still, the sun's warm, beer flows for $4.50 and Boog's barbecue smoke hangs sweetly over the right field bleachers. In a terrace box on the first-base...Tags: Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles, Television, John Milton, Baseball
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Hall of Fame year-by-year inductees
The Associated Press(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Tim Keefe, Kirby Puckett, Pee Wee Reese
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BBO-PLAYER-NEWS-WIRE - Part 2
ReutersPart 2 : continues.... SS Edwin Maysonent was selected from Class AAA Nashville to replace injured SS Alex Gonzalez (right knee). To make room on the 40-man roster for Maysonet, the Brewers moved 1B Mat Gamel (torn ACL) from the 15-day DL to the 60-day...Tags: Minor League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball Statistics, Carlos Gomez, Angel Pagan
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