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Executive
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Though he served just one six-year term as commissioner of Major League Baseball, Albert Benjamin “Happy” Chandler oversaw significant changes in the game.
A U.S. Senator and former governor of Kentucky, Chandler succeeded Kennesaw Mountain Landis as baseball’s second commissioner in 1945. Chandler became a leading candidate for the job after advocating for the continuation of play during World War II.
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Right Fielder
Right Fielder
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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali once called Hank Aaron “The only man I idolize more than myself. ”
For many, Aaron was everything an athlete – and a human being – should be.
Aaron grew up in humble surroundings in Mobile, Ala. He passed through the sandlots with brief stops in the Negro Leagues and the minor leagues before he settled in with the Braves, where he ultimately became one of baseball’s most iconic figures.
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Right Fielder
Right Fielder
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Frank Robinson had the ability and intensity on the diamond that few possess. And he simply was impossible to intimidate.
“Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down,” Robinson said. “It made me more determined. I wouldn’t let that pitcher get me out. They say you can’t hit if you’re on your back, but I didn’t hit on my back. I got up.”
Robinson was also recognized as one of the most feared baserunners of his era and showed reckless abandon on the base paths.
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Shortstop
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“In all the years I watched him, playing with him and against him, I never saw him make a mistake.” – Rogers Hornsby.
Travis Jackson was a standout shortstop for the Giants from 1922 to 1936, spending his entire career in New York. His exceptional range earned him respect throughout the league, and his leadership earned him the role of team captain.
Jackson established himself as an everyday player in 1924. In 151 games, he batted .302 with 11 home runs, finishing the season with two grand slams and helping the Giants win the pennant.
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