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Joe Niekro Joseph Franklin "Joe" Niekro (November 7, 1944 – October 27, 2006) was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was the younger brother of pitcher Phil Niekro, and the father of Major League pitcher and first baseman Lance Niekro. Born and grew up in Martins Ferry, Ohio, Niekro attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio and attended West Liberty University in West Liberty, West Virginia. During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched from 1967–1988 for seven different teams, primarily for the Houston Astros.
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Phil Niekro Philip Henry Niekro (pronounced NEE-kro) (born April 1, 1939), nicknamed "Knucksie", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997 . Niekro's 318 career victories are the most by a knuckleball pitcher and he ranks 16th on the overall all-time wins list. He also won the National League (NL) Gold Glove Award five times. Niekro pitched for 20 seasons for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves. During his tenure in Atlanta, Niekro was selected for five All-Star teams, led the league in victories twice and earned run average once. Niekro was also a key to the only two division titles Atlanta won before 1991 .
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Bob Trice Robert Lee Trice (August 28, 1926 – September 16, 1988) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1953–1954) and Kansas City Athletics (1955). A native of Newton, Georgia, the right-hander stood 6 ft and weighed 190 lbs.
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Dave Keefe David Edwin Keefe (January 9, 1897 – February 4, 1978) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five seasons. He appeared in 97 games pitched (working in 353⁄ innings) for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1917 and from 1919 to 1921 and the Cleveland Indians in 1922.
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Alex Kellner Alexander Raymond Kellner (August 26, 1924 – May 3, 1996) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics/Kansas City Athletics (1948–1958), Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), and St. Louis Cardinals (1959). Kellner batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He was born in Tucson, Arizona. His younger brother, Walt, also was a major league pitcher.
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Jesse Stovall Jesse Cramer Stovall (July 24, 1875 – July 12, 1955) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Naps in 1903 and the Detroit Tigers in 1904, pitching in 28 career games. His brother, George Stovall, was also a baseball player.
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Joe Erautt Joseph Michael Erautt (September 1, 1921 – October 6, 1976) was a Canadian-born professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Stubby", the 5 ft , 175 lb catcher appeared in 32 total games over parts of two seasons (1950–51) with the Chicago White Sox. Born in Vibank, Saskatchewan, and of German descent, he was the elder brother of MLB pitcher Eddie Erautt. The Erautt family moved to Portland, Oregon, before Eddie was born, hence the younger sibling was a native American citizen.
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Heinie Manush Henry Emmett Manush (July 20, 1901 – May 12, 1971), nicknamed "Heinie", was an American baseball outfielder. He played professional baseball for 20 years from 1920 to 1939, including 17 years in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1923–1927), St. Louis Browns (1928–1930), Washington Senators (1930–1935), Boston Red Sox (1936), Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1938), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1938–1939). After retiring as a player, Manush was a minor league manager from 1940 to 1945, a scout for the Boston Braves in the late 1940s and a coach for the Senators from 1953 to 1954. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
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1985 Atlanta Braves season The 1985 Atlanta Braves season was the 20th in Atlanta and the 115th season in franchise history. The Braves failed to qualify for the postseason for the third consecutive season.
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Cecil Butler Cecil Dean Butler (born October 23, 1937) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. The right-hander worked in 11 games, including two starting assignments, for the Milwaukee Braves in 1962 and 1964 . Nicknamed "Slewfoot," he was born in Dallas, Georgia, stood 6 ft tall and weighed 195 lb .
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Lee Bales Wesley Owen "Lee" Bales (born December 4, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, a second baseman whose six-season (1963–1968) career included 31 games played for the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, he stood 5 ft and weighed 165 lb .
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Kevin Koslofski Kevin Craig Koslofski (born September 24, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for four seasons. He played for the Kansas City Royals from 1992 to 1994 and the Milwaukee Brewers in 1996.
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Terry Fox (baseball) Terrence Edward Fox (born July 31, 1935) is a retired American right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher/closer who played seven seasons from 1960 to 1966. He played for the Milwaukee Braves, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies.
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Dick Tomanek Richard Carl Tomanek (born January 6, 1931) is an American former professional baseball player, a pitcher who played for five seasons in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1953 to 1954 and 1957 to 1958 and the Kansas City Athletics from 1958 to 1959. Nicknamed "Bones", he stood 6 ft tall and weighed 175 lb .
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Jim Rittwage James Michael Rittwage (October 23, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched eight games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1970 season.
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Mike Pazik Michael Joseph Pazik (born January 26, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors, from until , for the Minnesota Twins. Pazik is of Polish descent.
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Bob Nieman Robert Charles Nieman (January 26, 1927 – March 10, 1985) was an American professional baseball player and scout. An outfielder, he spent all or parts of a dozen Major League Baseball seasons with the St. Louis Browns (1951–52), Detroit Tigers (1953–54), Chicago White Sox (1956), Baltimore Orioles (1956–59), St. Louis Cardinals (1960–61), Cleveland Indians (1961–62) and San Francisco Giants (1962). He also played one season in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons (1963). He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 ft tall and weighed 195 lb .
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Joe Riggert Joseph Aloysius Riggert (December 11, 1886 – December 10, 1973) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Robins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Boston Braves. Riggert also had a long minor league baseball career and accumulated a total of 2,717 hits in the minors. He stood at 5 ft and weighed 170 lbs.
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Al Worthington Allan Fulton Worthington (born February 5, 1929), nicknamed "Red", is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of 14 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Giants (New York, 1953–54, 1956–57 and San Francisco, 1958–59), Boston Red Sox (1960), Chicago White Sox (1960), Cincinnati Reds (1963–64) and Minnesota Twins (1965–69). Worthington batted and threw right-handed. He has been considered the first great closer in Twins history.
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Ron Reed Ronald Lee Reed (born November 2, 1942) is a retired American starting/relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1966–75), St. Louis Cardinals (1975), Philadelphia Phillies (1976–83) and Chicago White Sox (1984). He batted and threw right-handed.
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Verlon Walker Verlon Lee Walker (March 7, 1929 – March 24, 1971) was an American catcher in minor league baseball and a coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball from 1961 through 1970. He was also known as Rube Walker, nicknamed after his more famous older brother Albert, who preceded him as a catcher in the Chicago farm system, played all or parts of 11 seasons in the Major Leagues, and was an MLB pitching coach for three clubs, most notably the New York Mets.
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Jack Niemes Jacob Leland Niemes (October 19, 1919 – March 4, 1966) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher for one season (1943) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he pitched in three games and recorded no decisions, with a 6.00 earned run average, and 1 strikeout in three innings pitched.