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195:
194:
190:
187:
184:
182:
181:Texas Rangers
179:
177:
174:
171:
170:
153:
150:
142:
140:
138:
135:
133:
132:
124:
122:
118:
117:Texas Rangers
114:
103: →
102:
97:
94:←
90:
84:
80:
78:
77:Dave Winfield
74:
72:
68:
67:
60:
56:
52:
48:
45:
44:Texas Rangers
41:
38:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1941:
1869:Philadelphia
1383:
1279:
1273:
1268:Dave Roberts
1254:
1231:
1219:. Retrieved
1210:
1197:Donnie Moore
1195:(Texas) and
1193:Jim Sundberg
1189:Dick Ruthven
1185:Lee Mazzilli
1172:
1164:Eddie Murray
1149:
1139:
1138:
1123:Jeff Reardon
1016:Butch Hobson
1000:Chicago Cubs
847:Eddie Murray
754:
726:
725:
527:Chicago Cubs
499:Mike Parrott
476:Lee Mazzilli
453:Doug Heinold
315:Billy Taylor
200:John Stearns
148:
112:
110:
83:Eddie Murray
18:
1910:Los Angeles
1817:Kansas City
1281:David Clyde
1221:October 28,
1176:David Clyde
1152:Robin Yount
1102:Joe Sambito
1059:Bob Stanley
1047:Outfielder
995:Mike Krukow
974:Randy Lerch
953:Matt Keough
911:LaMarr Hoyt
899:Outfielder
835:Outfielder
793:Outfielder
384:Pat Rockett
269:Glenn Tufts
223:Robin Yount
176:David Clyde
121:David Clyde
71:Robin Yount
40:David Clyde
1967:Categories
1900:Cincinnati
1874:Pittsburgh
1807:California
1289:Bill Almon
1203:References
1181:Jack Clark
1146:Background
1081:Jack Clark
805:Len Barker
742:= All-Star
522:Jerry Tabb
430:Joe Edelen
407:Eddie Bane
136:= All-Star
1915:San Diego
1879:St. Louis
1822:Minnesota
1786:Milwaukee
1776:Cleveland
1766:Baltimore
1160:Fred Lynn
784:Fred Lynn
772:Position
361:Lew Olsen
1864:New York
1859:Montréal
1791:New York
1257:database
1133:Pitcher
1111:Pitcher
1069:Pitcher
1004:Pitcher
983:Pitcher
941:Pitcher
920:Pitcher
878:Pitcher
814:Pitcher
568:Ted Farr
164:Position
29:Overview
1905:Houston
1895:Atlanta
1888:NL West
1854:Chicago
1847:NL East
1827:Oakland
1812:Chicago
1800:AL West
1781:Detroit
1759:AL East
1744:by team
766:Player
545:Ted Cox
439:3B-RHP
189:Houston
119:select
1771:Boston
760:Round
158:Player
1832:Texas
769:Team
763:Pick
1700:1997
1695:1992
1690:1976
1685:1968
1680:1961
1675:1960
1639:2024
1634:2023
1629:2022
1624:2021
1619:2020
1614:2019
1609:2018
1604:2017
1599:2016
1594:2015
1589:2014
1584:2013
1579:2012
1574:2011
1569:2010
1564:2009
1559:2008
1554:2007
1549:2006
1544:2005
1539:2004
1534:2003
1529:2002
1524:2001
1519:2000
1514:1999
1509:1998
1504:1997
1499:1996
1494:1995
1489:1994
1484:1993
1479:1992
1474:1991
1469:1990
1464:1989
1459:1988
1454:1987
1449:1986
1444:1985
1439:1984
1434:1983
1429:1982
1424:1981
1419:1980
1414:1979
1409:1978
1404:1977
1399:1976
1394:1975
1389:1974
1384:1973
1379:1972
1374:1971
1369:1970
1364:1969
1359:1968
1354:1967
1349:1966
1344:1965
1223:2008
1119:527
1098:404
1077:294
1055:210
1033:188
1012:185
991:184
970:170
949:167
928:159
907:109
692:RHP
508:RHP
462:RHP
416:LHP
370:RHP
185:LHP
161:Team
155:Pick
111:The
101:1974
96:1972
1116:23
1095:17
1074:13
886:72
864:71
843:63
822:57
801:49
780:41
702:24
679:23
669:OF
656:22
633:21
623:SS
610:20
600:1B
587:19
564:18
554:SS
541:17
531:1B
518:16
495:15
485:OF
472:14
449:13
426:12
403:11
393:SS
380:10
347:SS
324:OF
301:SS
278:1B
255:OF
232:SS
81:1B
75:OF
69:SS
1969::
1125:*
1061:*
1052:9
1039:*
1030:8
1009:8
988:8
967:8
946:7
925:7
904:5
883:3
870:*
861:3
840:3
819:3
798:3
777:2
715:C
646:C
577:C
357:9
334:8
311:7
288:6
265:5
242:4
219:3
209:C
196:2
172:1
53:24
1734:e
1727:t
1720:v
1320:e
1313:t
1306:v
1239:.
1225:.
1140:*
727:*
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