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Peek beyond The Streak
Sun reporterSometimes, one aspect of a ballplayer's resume is so striking that it obscures every other trait and accomplishment. Take Hank Aaron, whose 755 home runs seem so monumental that his early years as a fleet base runner who contended for batting titles...Tags: Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, Walter Johnson, Willie Mays
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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: Johnny Bench, Robin Roberts, Candy Cummings, Lloyd Waner, Tim Keefe
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Martinsburg's heritage includes start of Hack Wilson's Hall of Fame career
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comNine years before Hall of Famer Lewis Robert “Hack” Wilson set the yet-to-be-broken Major League Baseball single-season record for runs batted in, he got his professional start in Martinsburg. Wilson, who is buried in Rosedale Cemetery in...Tags: Museums, Chicago White Sox, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Railway Transportation, Major League Baseball
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The fourth outfielder
Special to Tribune NewspapersYup, I won a game for the Cubs when I was 9 years old, a kind of pre-pubescent reverse-Bartman deal. The next day's Chicago Tribune called the anonymous fan who interfered with a critical eighth-inning play "the fourth outfielder," which. with its...Tags: New York Mets, Judaism, Chicago White Sox, Ernie Banks, Wrigley Field
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Artist still following his muse in painting town of Martinsburg
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comArtist David Heatwole hopes to install another large mural along another major thoroughfare in downtown Martinsburg. Heatwole said this week that he would like to install a multipanel mural painted on marine-grade plywood on the north side of a historic...Tags: Artists, Fine Arts, Vehicles, Arts, Baseball
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Parasiliti: Savitt shines light on Blue Ridge League
There are some who think Hagerstown lives in the dark ages. Not local author Bob Savitt who has proof that Hagerstonians have been an enlightened bunch since at least the early 1900s, especially when it came to their baseball. “We were pioneers...Tags: Lefty Grove, History, Minor League Baseball, Book, Maryland
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10 things you might not know about tomatoes
Tribune staff reportersA freeze in the South and Mexico has caused a tomato shortage, which leaves some food lovers stewing. Here are 10 tomato tidbits: 1. The tomato originated in South and Central America, and the earliest variety was probably a yellow cherry tomato. The...Tags: Local Government, Tomatoes, Nelson Mandela, Ketchup, New York City
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Scoreboard
TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...Tags: Johnny Bench, Bodies of Water, Edgar Martinez, Lloyd Waner, Tim Keefe
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Tags: Francisco Cordero, San Francisco, New York Mets, Barry Bonds, Athletes
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Tags: Ernie Banks, Carlos Zambrano, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Andruw Jones
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Cubs outslug Braves for series sweep
Tribune reporterTed Lilly had Alfonso Soriano's back Thursday night at Turner Field, just as he did last year in Atlanta when he was ejected for allegedly throwing at Edgar Renteria after Braves pitchers had treated Soriano like their personal piņata. With a five-run...Tags: National League, Wrigley Field, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, Aramis Ramirez
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Oct 3, 2010
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Mar 5, 2009
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Aug 14, 2008
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