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1932:
1860:Philadelphia
1369:
1272:Dave Roberts
1270:
1264:
1245:
1224:. Retrieved
1220:
1211:
1199:. Retrieved
1190:
1169:Jerry Manuel
1167:
1159:Dave Roberts
1143:Rick Manning
1136:
1117:
1107:
1106:
964:Jim Sundberg
745:
717:
716:
605:Jerry Manuel
582:Rob Dressler
495:Chicago Cubs
490:Brian Vernoy
329:Dick Ruthven
307:Larry Payne
193:Rick Manning
170:Dave Roberts
142:
115:Dave Roberts
106:
104:
40:Dave Roberts
18:
1901:Los Angeles
1808:Kansas City
1280:David Clyde
1201:October 28,
1153:(Oakland),
1124:Gary Carter
1101:Outfielder
1038:Outfielder
1029:Glenn Burke
922:Randy Jones
880:Gary Carter
817:Bob Knepper
664:Los Angeles
559:Jamie Quirk
536:John Harbin
513:Joel Bishop
421:Mike Ondina
262:Bob Goodman
77:Gary Carter
1958:Categories
1891:Cincinnati
1865:Pittsburgh
1798:California
1183:References
1151:Chet Lemon
1114:Background
1050:Vern Ruhle
995:Shortstop
901:Craig Swan
733:= All-Star
697:Ken Thomas
651:Chet Lemon
628:Dan Larson
375:Dave Chalk
285:Dan Thomas
239:Roy Howell
130:= All-Star
1906:San Diego
1870:St. Louis
1813:Minnesota
1777:Milwaukee
1767:Cleveland
1757:Baltimore
763:Position
1855:New York
1850:Montréal
1782:New York
1248:database
1226:April 5,
1059:Pitcher
973:Catcher
931:Pitcher
910:Pitcher
889:Catcher
868:Pitcher
847:Pitcher
826:Pitcher
805:Pitcher
158:Position
29:Overview
1896:Houston
1886:Atlanta
1879:NL West
1845:Chicago
1838:NL East
1818:Oakland
1803:Chicago
1791:AL West
1772:Detroit
1750:AL East
1735:by team
757:Player
113:select
1762:Boston
751:Round
152:Player
1823:Texas
760:Team
754:Pick
1691:1997
1686:1992
1681:1976
1676:1968
1671:1961
1666:1960
1630:2024
1625:2023
1620:2022
1615:2021
1610:2020
1605:2019
1600:2018
1595:2017
1590:2016
1585:2015
1580:2014
1575:2013
1570:2012
1565:2011
1560:2010
1555:2009
1550:2008
1545:2007
1540:2006
1535:2005
1530:2004
1525:2003
1520:2002
1515:2001
1510:2000
1505:1999
1500:1998
1495:1997
1490:1996
1485:1995
1480:1994
1475:1993
1470:1992
1465:1991
1460:1990
1455:1989
1450:1988
1445:1987
1440:1986
1435:1985
1430:1984
1425:1983
1420:1982
1415:1981
1410:1980
1405:1979
1400:1978
1395:1977
1390:1976
1385:1975
1380:1974
1375:1973
1370:1972
1365:1971
1360:1970
1355:1969
1350:1968
1345:1967
1340:1966
1335:1965
1228:2018
1203:2008
1141:and
1088:596
1067:572
1046:404
1025:401
1003:353
981:336
960:172
939:167
637:RHP
591:RHP
499:LHP
476:LHP
407:RHP
338:RHP
315:RHP
225:RHP
155:Team
149:Pick
105:The
95:1973
90:1971
1175:in
1085:26
1064:25
1043:17
1022:17
1000:15
978:14
918:97
897:61
876:53
855:50
834:47
813:43
792:42
771:29
693:24
683:SS
670:23
660:SS
647:22
624:21
614:SS
601:20
578:19
568:SS
555:18
545:SS
532:17
522:SS
509:16
486:15
463:14
440:13
430:OF
417:12
394:11
384:3B
371:10
361:OF
294:1B
248:3B
202:SS
179:3B
1960::
1219:.
1179:.
1009:*
987:*
957:8
936:7
915:5
894:3
873:3
852:3
831:2
810:2
789:2
768:2
706:C
453:C
348:9
325:8
304:7
281:6
271:C
258:5
235:4
212:3
189:2
166:1
75:C
69:P
53:24
1725:e
1718:t
1711:v
1311:e
1304:t
1297:v
1230:.
1205:.
1108:*
718:*
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