3rd Baseman
3rd Baseman
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“I’ve only known three or four perfect swings in my time. This lad has one of them.” – Ty Cobb
The “lad” the Georgia Peach was referring to was Eddie Mathews, who combined power and fielding ability at third base like few before or since. During a 17-year big league career (1952-68), spent mostly with the Braves, the hot corner star not only possessed a rocket arm and a gift for fielding, but the lefty swinger was a feared slugger who became the seventh player to reach the 500-home run mark.
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Pitcher
Pitcher
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A star on a pitching mound and a hero on the battlefields, Warren Spahn excelled in two far different uniforms.
The winningest southpaw pitcher in big league history, Spahn won 363 games in a career that included 13 20-win seasons.
But fellow Hall of Famer Stan Musial had his doubts as to whether Spahn, a major league pitcher until his mid-40s, would ever be honored in Cooperstown, once half-jokingly stating, “I don’t think Spahn will ever get into the Hall of Fame. He’ll never stop pitching.”
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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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