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Second baseman Brian Roberts, at age 27, made his first All-Star game this year in his fifth season with the Baltimore Orioles. Roberts, who is atop the American League in batting average, already has more home runs this season than his previous four seasons combined.

*--* Year AB H HR RBI Average 2001 273 69 2 17 253 2002 128 29 1 11 227 2003 460 124 5 41 270 2004 641 175 4 53 273 2005 313 108 15 49 345

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