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1503:2000:
1497:Womack
1495:1999:
1489:Womack
1487:1998:
1481:Womack
1479:1997:
1471:1996:
1463:1995:
1457:Biggio
1455:1994:
1447:1993:
1439:1992:
1431:1991:
1423:1990:
1415:1989:
1407:1988:
1399:1987:
1391:1986:
1383:1985:
1377:Raines
1375:1984:
1369:Raines
1367:1983:
1361:Raines
1359:1982:
1353:Raines
1351:1981:
1343:1980:
1337:Moreno
1335:1979:
1329:Moreno
1327:1978:
1319:1977:
1311:1976:
1303:1975:
1295:1974:
1287:1973:
1279:1972:
1271:1971:
1263:1970:
1255:1969:
1247:1968:
1239:1967:
1231:1966:
1223:1965:
1215:1964:
1207:1963:
1199:1962:
1191:1961:
1183:1960:
1175:1959:
1167:1958:
1159:1957:
1151:1956:
1145:Bruton
1143:1955:
1137:Bruton
1135:1954:
1129:Bruton
1127:1953:
1119:1952:
1111:1951:
1103:1950:
1095:1949:
1087:1948:
1079:1947:
1073:Reiser
1071:1946:
1063:1945:
1055:1944:
1047:1943:
1041:Reiser
1039:1942:
1031:1941:
1023:1940:
1015:&
1011:1939:
1003:1938:
995:1937:
989:Martin
987:1936:
979:1935:
973:Martin
971:1934:
965:Martin
963:1933:
955:1932:
949:Frisch
947:1931:
941:Cuyler
939:1930:
933:Cuyler
931:1929:
925:Cuyler
923:1928:
917:Frisch
915:1927:
909:Cuyler
907:1926:
899:1925:
891:1924:
883:1923:
875:1922:
869:Frisch
867:1921:
859:1920:
851:1919:
843:1918:
835:1917:
827:1916:
819:1915:
811:1914:
803:1913:
795:1912:
787:1911:
779:1910:
771:1909:
765:Wagner
763:1908:
757:Wagner
755:1907:
749:Chance
747:1906:
739:&
737:Devlin
735:1905:
729:Wagner
727:1904:
719:&
717:Chance
715:1903:
709:Wagner
707:1902:
701:Wagner
699:1901:
691:&
687:1900:
679:1899:
671:1898:
663:1897:
657:Kelley
655:1896:
647:1895:
639:1894:
631:1893:
623:1892:
615:1891:
607:1890:
599:1889:
591:1888:
583:1887:
575:1886:
433:, 428
429:, 345
417:, 190
295:(1912)
271:(1918)
259:(1914)
165:Threw:
137:, U.S.
1685:Berti
1669:Story
1597:Bourn
1589:Bourn
1581:Bourn
1565:Reyes
1557:Reyes
1549:Reyes
1465:Veras
1313:Lopes
1305:Lopes
1297:Brock
1289:Brock
1281:Brock
1273:Brock
1265:Tolan
1257:Brock
1249:Brock
1241:Brock
1233:Brock
1225:Wills
1217:Wills
1209:Wills
1201:Wills
1193:Wills
1185:Wills
1121:Reese
997:Galan
981:Galan
957:Klein
901:Carey
893:Carey
885:Carey
877:Carey
861:Carey
853:Burns
845:Carey
837:Carey
829:Carey
821:Carey
813:Burns
805:Carey
665:Lange
633:Brown
425:, 28
421:, 74
370:walks
243:Teams
143:Died:
123:Born:
42:, or
1449:Carr
1177:Mays
1169:Mays
1161:Mays
1153:Mays
1025:Frey
1013:Hack
1005:Hack
625:Ward
585:Ward
517:SABR
415:runs
360:The
204:.258
167:Left
161:Both
593:Hoy
431:RBI
345:at
285:4×
234:428
224:345
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515:–
214:28
46:,
38:,
556:e
549:t
542:v
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