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'83 crown wasn't only feather in Ripken cap
Sun StaffThe second of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 major-league seasons. The curtain to the 1983 season lowered on the careers of three future Hall of Famers: catcher Johnny Bench, pitcher Gaylord Perry and outfielder Carl Yastrzemski. It opened wide...Tags: Gaylord Perry, World Series, Elections, All Stars, Cal Ripken
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Whitey Ford, Rollie Fingers, Bill Mazeroski, Miller Huggins, Duke Snider
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From 2005: Santo's Hall pass denied
Tribune staff reporterDespite all the hardship and heartbreak he has endured, Ron Santo considers himself one of the luckiest people alive. Whenever things looked cloudy, Santo knew he could count on his family and friends. So when the legendary Cubs third baseman received...Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Elections, Wrigley Field, Politics, Billy Williams
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Love that glove
Tribune staff reporterMoises Alou reached into his locker stall in the Wrigley Field clubhouse, rummaging among caps, Cubs uniform pants, game jerseys and pairs of cleats. Then he hauled out a well-worn glove. Once shiny, the black outfielder's mitt resembled a house sorely...Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Alex Rodriguez, George H.W. Bush, Chicago White Sox, Jose Valentin
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The good sport
Sun StaffLike all politicians, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has them: those authorized tales from youth that - though twisted or embellished over the years - help define the person he is today. There is the humble-beginnings-in-a-rowhouse-in-Arbutus legend. There is the...Tags: Famines, Elections, Teen-agers, Football, Vehicles
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Cornerstone at third base
Sun StaffBrooks Robinson's peers believe his defense wasn't just one of the Orioles' defining characteristics. His play at third base was the defining characteristic, they say. "The Orioles were built on having great defense, and Brooks was the cornerstone,"...Tags: World Series, Brooks Robinson, Golf, Career and Workplace, George Kell
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Cooking up comedy
Tribune television reporterThe knives were being sharpened for NBC's "Emeril," whose pilot is widely regarded as one of the worst shown at the Television Critics Association's annual summer press tour. But celebrity chef and fledgling actor Emeril Lagasse's winning personality...Tags: Alias (tv program), Emeril Lagasse , Comedy (genre), Health, James Lafferty
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First-year eligible Hall of Fame inductees
The Associated PressHank Aaron, 1982 Ernie Banks, 1977 Johnny Bench, 1989 George Brett, 1999 Lou Brock, 1985 Rod Carew, 1991 Steve Carlton, 1994 Ty Cobb, 1936 Bob Feller, 1962 Bob Gibson, 1981 Reggie Jackson, 1993 Walter Johnson, 1936 Al Kaline, 1980 Sandy...Tags: Walter Johnson, Mike Schmidt, Dave Winfield, Joe Morgan (baseball), Nolan Ryan
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From 1988: Santo's numbers Hall Of Fame size
Tribune staff reporterBilly Pierce won 211 games, more victories than 15 of the pitchers in the Hall of Fame, but never received more than 2 percent of the vote and was dropped from the ballot. Luke Appling, a two-time batting champion, among the greatest players in White...Tags: Elections, Chicago White Sox, Luis Aparicio, Luke Appling, Career and Workplace
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Top Series belonged to Brooks
Sun StaffGather 'round, young'uns, I got something to tell you about a ballplayer of some years past just in case your daddy didn't get around to filling you in. It was on this exact date and day of the week 20 years ago that they rang down the final curtain on a...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Brooks Robinson, Multi-Sport Events, All Stars, American League
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THE ORIOLES' NEW OWNERS
Sun StaffPETER G. ANGELOS Age: 63 Residence: Baltimore Occupation: Attorney. Why he's involved: He's a keen supporter of local ownership, and began thinking seriously about buying the Orioles when Eli S. Jacobs' financial problems became public last year....Tags: Marketing, Tennis, Economy, Business and Finance, World Series, Football
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