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872:(1927–1928)
864:(1921–1926)
856:(1907–1920)
848:(1905–1906)
846:Bill Armour
832:(1903–1904)
822:Frank Dwyer
816:(1898–1901)
798:Ollie Beard
792:(1897–1898)
768:(1895–1896)
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639:Eddie Lopat
511:Frank Skaff
507:lung cancer
473:Harry Craft
469:1959 season
1567:Categories
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1311:Doc Cramer
1303:Joe Hoover
1271:Eddie Mayo
1118:Buddy Bell
1086:Ralph Houk
1062:Mayo Smith
1006:Joe Gordon
974:Jack Tighe
910:Cy Perkins
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69:1915-03-06
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1476:Red Borom
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1396:Al Benton
1380:Zeb Eaton
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1279:Rudy York
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760:(1894)
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109:Threw:
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633:1960
317:as a
311:scout
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193:Teams
176:56–43
111:Right
105:Right
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417:hits
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259:1965
242:1953
238:1944
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