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Oldest ex-major leaguer Werber dies at 100
The Associated PressBill Werber, who was the oldest living ex-major leaguer and a teammate of Babe Ruth, died Thursday. He was 100. Werber, a career .271 hitter who led the American League in stolen bases three times, played with Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Hospitals and Clinics, Joe McCarthy, Bucky Harris, Connie Mack Jr
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Mel Ott, Red Ruffing, George Sisler, Luis Aparicio, Mike Schmidt
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Season brings out sure-handed production
Sun StaffNinth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 major-league seasons. Cal Ripken's 1990 season evolved into a glove story. The Orioles finished nine games below .500 after making an improbable run toward the American League East title the previous summer....Tags: Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen, American League, Cal Ripken
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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: Vic Willis, Branch Rickey, Mike Schmidt, Lloyd Waner, George Brett
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Did the Yankees leave Mickey Mantle unprotected in the 1968 expansion draft?
BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: The Yankees left Mickey Mantle unprotected in the 1968 expansion draft. Major League Baseball (MLB) has held six expansion drafts in its history (1960, 1961, 1968, 1976, 1992 and 1997) , where incoming expansion teams can draft...
Tags: Miami Marlins, American League, Carl Yastrzemski, Folklore and Mythology, Mike Burke, Jr.
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Ted Williams .406 mark greatest baseball feat of all-time
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Smoking Ban Debate Fails Again In St. Charles
ReporterAfter a raucous meeting, St. Charles County Council members voted Monday night not to put a county-wide smoking ban on the November 2012 ballot. The ballot proposal was defeated when council members were deadlocked. A three to three vote meant the issue...Tags: Voting, Lung Cancer, Blood, Human Rights, Cancer
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St. Charles County Puts Smoking Ban On 2012 Ballot
ReporterThe St. Charles County Council approved a measure, Tuesday night, to put a smoking ban on the November 2012 ballot, with a controversial exemption for the casino floor of the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles. The move came after Council Chairman, Joe...Tags: Voting, Dining and Drinking, Bowling, Referenda, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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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: Vic Willis, Branch Rickey, TNT (tv network), Raul Mondesi, Mike Schmidt
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Sports Legend Revealed: A series of fortuitous events turned Harry Heilmann, an 18-year-old bookkeeper, into a baseball Hall of Famer
The Fabulous ForumBASEBALL LEGEND: A series of fortuitous events turned an 18-year-old bookkeeper who had never played organized baseball into a Hall of Famer. STATUS: True. With the fact that both Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, two of the best baseball players...... -
Sports Legend Revealed: Ted Williams has a cocky response when told he could learn from watching Jimmie Foxx hit
The Fabulous ForumBASEBALL LEGEND: Ted Williams had an infamously cocky response as a rookie when told how he could learn from watching the great Jimmie Foxx hit. STATUS: I'm Going With False. As the story goes, when Ted Williams went to the...... -
Jimenez allows 1 hit, Rockies shut out Houston 4-0
AP Sports WriterHOUSTON (AP) — Ubaldo Jimenez allowed one hit over seven innings and Troy Tulowitzki had a three-run homer as the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 4-0 on Thursday night. The victory breaks a three-game skid for the Rockies. The only hit...Tags: Colorado Rockies, Lance Berkman, Todd Helton, Houston Astros, Roger Clemens
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