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322:, Armstrong made his big-league debut on June 21, 1988, and appeared in his final game on April 17, 1994. A torn rotator cuff helped end his career at the age of 27. Armstrong was also a member of the inaugural
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693:Brad DuVall
680:Bill Spiers
666:Lee Tinsley
643:Chris Myers
623:Mike Harkey
1879:Categories
1829:Tony PĂ©rez
1764:Rob Dibble
1748:Eric Davis
1650:Hal Morris
1618:Chris Sabo
1610:Ron Oester
1570:Joe Oliver
1355:, Gelalich
1232:, Schramek
807:Bob Zupcic
760:John Orton
542:Retrosheet
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139:Strikeouts
58:1965-03-07
1716:Jeff Reed
1674:José Rijo
1666:Terry Lee
1550:champions
1320:Boxberger
1151:Nitkowski
1077:Armstrong
1033:Stillwell
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1768:NLCS MVP
1691:NLCS MVP
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1380:Blandino
1286:Mesoraco
1006:Robinson
977:: Venger
368:Personal
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1413:Greene
1402:Senzel
1376:Howard
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1305:Alonso
1275:Stubbs
1253:Bailey
1242:Wagner
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1219:Sowers
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1461:Allen
1424:India
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