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He had their number in '66 — zero
It was no thanks to Larry Jaster that the Dodgers made a second consecutive trip to the World Series in 1966. The rookie left-hander from the St. Louis Cardinals pitched five shutouts in 1966 — all, remarkably, against the National League...Tags: Detroit Tigers, Grover Cleveland, Don Drysdale, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball
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Stadium-hopping in Florida
Special to Baltimoresun.comWelcome to paradise. Well, welcome to a baseball fan's version of it. I am on Florida's Gulf Coast on a tour of several spring training venues, known informally as the Grapefruit League. I've been to spring training in Florida twice before and to...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Grapefruit, Spring Training, Baseball, Lou Gehrig
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Donovan good fit for Marine sports hall
Sun StaffBefore he was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, before he was a late-night wisecracker on television talk shows, before he was Fatso, Art Donovan was something else. An honest-to-gosh, private first class, fighting U.S. Marine. He...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Baltimore Colts, Art Donovan, Lee Trevino, Rod Carew
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Stars are on ball at autograph show
Sun ReporterIn a private room at one end of the 300 level of the Baltimore Convention Center, four Hall of Famers sat at separate tables, signing baseballs, bats, jerseys and helmets that later would be shipped as pre-orders and sold. It's not often that Frank...Tags: Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Don Mattingly, New York Yankees, Frank Robinson
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Cal's counted in at Cooperstown
Sun reporterCal Ripken Jr. heard the most important words yesterday, the ones he had tried to keep from crossing his mind for more than five years now - "Welcome to the Hall of Fame" - and he then "glossed over" the rest of the midday conversation about vote totals...Tags: Brady Anderson, Television Industry, Voting, Mark McGwire, Basketball
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Analytical nature set Ripken apart, fellow players say
Sun ReportersFor the current and former Orioles who played with Cal Ripken Jr., there was little suspense surrounding his election to the Hall of Fame. But they relished the chance to celebrate Ripken's greatness after the results were announced yesterday. "It's a...Tags: Brady Anderson, Ethics, Baseball, Spring Training, Jeff Reboulet
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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: Don Drysdale, Grover Cleveland, Mike Schmidt, Carlton Fisk, Eddie Murray
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Hall of Fame first year eligible inductees
The Associated PressHank Aaron, of, 1982 Ernie Banks, ss-1b, 1977 Johnny Bench, c, 1989 Wade Boggs, 3b. 2005 George Brett, 3b, 1999 Lou Brock, of, 1985 Rod Carew, 2b-1b, 1991 Steve Carlton, p, 1994 Ty Cobb, of, 1936 Dennis Eckersley, p, 2004 Bob Feller, p, 1962...Tags: Carl Yastrzemski, Mike Schmidt, Eddie Murray, Rod Carew, Warren Spahn
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Perfectly positioned
sun reporterThe drama won't be in the announcement -- it will be in the details. Cal Ripken Jr., the pride of Aberdeen, the two-decades face of the Orioles organization, a model for workaholics everywhere, almost certainly will be announced Tuesday as one of the...Tags: Pete Rose, Voting, Mark McGwire, Baseball, Baltimore Orioles
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Vote may unleash a record landslide
Sun StaffIt's a foregone conclusion, but newly retired Orioles superstar Cal Ripken will have to wait more than five years to take his place in baseball's Hall of Fame. The first Hall of Fame ballots bearing Ripken's name will be mailed in December 2006. The...Tags: Voting, Carlton Fisk, New York Yankees, Basketball, Baseball
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Tamir Goodman: already a hero
Sun ReporterFor a boy growing up in New York in the 1960s, several players on the Mets were worthy of adoration: Tom Seaver, the pitcher destined for baseball's Hall of Fame; the fleet-footed outfielder Tommie Agee or even Ron Swoboda, a Dundalk native who stole...Tags: Henry Ford, Hanukkah, Basketball, Baseball, Rod Carew
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From Aase to Zito
Cal Ripken's first major-league hit came against Dennis Lamp of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 16, 1981. His last hit came against Frank Castillo of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Oct. 5, 2001. Ripken finished his career with 3,184...Tags: Woody Williams, Chuck Finley, Eddie Guardado, Curt Schilling, Mike Timlin
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