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CC Sabathia debuted in the major leagues as a 20-year-old phenom and quickly evolved into an All-Star and Cy Young Award winner before becoming the ace of a World Series winner.
Along the way, Sabathia carved out a legacy as one of the most durable and effective left-handed starters the game has ever seen.
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Playing a position traditionally associated with aggression and high velocity, a converted infielder with just one kidney and a diminished fastball became one of the most accomplished closers in history.
Born Oct. 13, 1967 in Bellflower, Calif., Trevor Hoffman grew up in a baseball-centric atmosphere. His father, Ed, was a former Marine who became a fan-favorite as “The Singing Usher” at Los Angeles Angels games, while his older brother Glenn played shortstop for nine seasons in the major leagues.
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Shortstop
Shortstop
For 20 seasons, Alan Trammell was the face of the Detroit Tigers.
And during those 20 years, Trammell’s all-around excellence led the Tigers to victories while putting him on the path to Cooperstown.
Born on Feb. 21, 1958, in Garden Grove, Calif., Trammell was drafted by the Tigers in the second round of the 1976 amateur draft. He made his big league debut at the age of 19 on Sept. 9, 1977, and by 1978 Trammell was the Tigers starting shortstop – finishing fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting.
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Randy Johnson was an elite athlete who used his height to his advantage in both baseball and basketball. He turned down the Atlanta Braves after they drafted him in the fourth round in 1982, opting for a combination baseball/basketball scholarship at the University of Southern California.
But once Johnson began concentrating solely on baseball following his sophomore year, he was firmly on the path to Cooperstown.
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Right Fielder
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"The best outfield trio I ever saw? That's easy. Speaker, Lewis and Hooper – and the greatest of those was Hooper." – Red Sox manager Bill Carrigan
Harry Hooper arrived in Boston for his first full season in 1910, joining Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis in the outfield for a six-year run. The trio was dubbed the "Million-Dollar Outfield" and won two World Series together. Hooper added two more after Speaker and then Lewis left.
Left Fielder
Left Fielder
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Rickey Henderson used the ultimate combination of power and speed to break numerous major league baseball records during his career.
But what solidified his place in baseball history was his love for the game.
"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game," Henderson said.
Born on Dec. 25, 1958 in Chicago Ill., Henderson spent most of his childhood in Oakland, Calif. An accomplished running back in high school, Henderson turned down multiple football scholarships to sign with the Oakland Athletics in 1976.
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Right Fielder
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“People nowadays just don’t realize how great a hitter Harry was. Next to Rogers Hornsby, he was the best right-handed hitter of them all.” – Ty Cobb
Umpire
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He was so easily identifiable that no sleeve number was even necessary.
The silver hair, the methodical-yet-authoritative signals. A presence that earned him the nickname “god.”
Tune in to a high-profile Major League Baseball game in the 1970s or 1980s, and No. 8 – Doug Harvey – was likely to be behind the plate.
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Left Fielder
Left Fielder
“I always thought that if Hafey had been blessed with normal eyesight and good health, he might have been the best right-handed hitter baseball had ever known.” – Branch Rickey
Hampered by poor eyesight and severe sinus problems, Charles James “Chick” Hafey played just 1,283 games but still managed to amass 1,466 hits and a career batting average of .317. Hafey won one batting title and was named to the inaugural All-Star Game, where he collected the first ever hit in All-Star Game history.
1st Baseman
1st Baseman
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"He was one of the truly great hitters, and when I first saw him at bat, he made my eyes pop out." – Joe DiMaggio
Henry Benjamin Greenberg was born on Jan. 1, 1911, in New York City. After a stellar amateur career, his hometown Yankees offered him a contract, but he opted to join the Detroit Tigers.
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