born major_league_baseball mlb outfielder time star time gold glove award winner retirement ranked fifteenth time stolen base leaders career played cleveland indians different times chicago_white_sox san_francisco_giants pittsburgh_pirates chicago cubs new_york_yankees philadelphia_phillies los_angeles_dodgers texas_rangers attended basketball scholarship final join school baseball team junior year postseason appearances including world series appearances indians giants respectively spend consecutive season team career indians team played longer season franchise played played seasons indians helping organization win division titles inducted professional baseball career single season stolen base count led mlb occasions twice american_league led american_league hits broke record career post season stolen bases post season base running said thought lot major league players later smart complete baseball player early life raised widowed grandmother indiana mother annie high school weighed pounds birth mother moved alabama graduated lost contact father said family don talk persons failing unemployed refused welfare collect result husband death pneumonia majors built new home grandmother family members attended played school baseball team pitcher center fielder state basketball player college basketball baseball accepted basketball scholarship play head coach said quick great point performed degree slam teammates backup point guard team final starting point guard following year sweet sixteen men play college basketball final mlb world series fellow washington high school alumnus left leader career steals record eventually broken strength agility drills killed guy played pro football basketball baseball said teammate decided try baseball team junior year played baseball games recorded official bat arizona speed potential recognized baseball scouts including later selected 17th round mlb draft played minor league baseball summer completing basketball eligibility arizona organization asked play minor league baseball declined citing promise grandmother obtain degree earned degree studio production playing minor league baseball houston credits post mlb success owner inc education member minor league career struggled early professional baseball career farm system hit games outfielder new_york recorded stolen bases attempts returned auburn hit steals games hit steals games college basketball career came end able concentrate baseball improved rapidly finishing second league hitting adding steals drew walks improved defensively fielding percentage played games spring training went directly triple hits led league hit steals walks doubles team high triples won championship league star team september promoted majors major_league career mlb season debut major league debut houston september went double scored runs cincinnati_reds hit games remainder regular season entrenched houston aged years traded season cleveland_indians catcher right handed pitcher know gave glad man trash man treasure said trading cleveland indians season cleveland hit stolen bases broke time record american_league rookie major_league rookie stole season stolen base count led broke franchise record previously set indians base coach helped technique helped learn successful finished second year season cleveland agreed year million contract following season broke cleveland single season stolen bases record recording led mlb selected career star game season development impact league led brewers manager remember raw seen anybody develop type player fast garner saw play minors added went guy hardly ball past infield guy hit ball consistently good speed got jumps didn run bases turned dominant player regular season stopped abruptly mlb strike led cancellation world series season led stolen bases hits season highest batting average career best finished fourth valuable player award mvp voting strike began august indians second place game chicago_white_sox indians general manager said representative team city opportunity player synonymous franchise join fellow indians form backbone indians teams dominant indians starters batted higher mlb best triples stolen bases led consecutive season indians faced eighth inning game infield stole second base scored second passed ball pitcher catcher indians won game described new_york_times run years crossing home plate recalled moments highlight reel captures essence player better foot dash glory october result winning game indians won indians brought pennant cleveland time season glad city cleveland able experience haven experience long time city cleveland grown lot improving tried city said indians lost world series braves games despite finishing regular season major league best record strike shortened year finished batting average stolen bases world series appearance years retirement stated felt toughest post season loss career playoff appearances felt favorable strike zones braves pitchers following season indians best record baseball stolen base total led mlb second time years hit career high rbis indians lost baltimore_orioles games impending free agent season cleveland traded near end spring training national_league trading hart said trade based fact free agent end season went year albert left return prepared described emotional offensive catalyst indians appeared consecutive star games won straight indians led stolen bases straight seasons set single season indians franchise stolen base record atlanta return cleveland braves roster heading season mlb highest paid million annual salary justice million traded indians return million trade enormous magnitude good franchises talking franchise type players hart said considered centerpiece indians 1990s revival return national_league trade mind long time baseball happens nearly everybody atlanta play day braves said april braves hitting batting average won favor new braves teammates keeps hitting fit fine said season batting average stolen bases team highs stolen base total point career low caught stealing times mlb high atlanta won division mlb best record braves swept games national league championship series braves lost florida games later defeated cleveland_indians world series batted braves players recorded seven strikeouts series eligible free agency end season season spent braves considered sought free agent following season returned american_league cleveland_indians signed year million contract happy return cleveland said like ghost year batting average point lowest major league career walks career high second highest rbi total point career doubled stolen base count previous year indians won record match boston_red_sox games series batting average led indians stolen bases hits indians lost games new_york_yankees won games regular season tied number hits strikeouts bats led indians season finished batting average seventh time major league seasons hitting better season cleveland record stolen bases finishing season central winning indians lost boston_red_sox games indians led series games losing games row series stolen bases series recorded hits bats september win baltimore_orioles tied mlb record previously held scored 18th consecutive game winning margin provided 13th inning home run game tied indians franchise single game record stolen bases finished season batting recording stolen bases runs sixth time crossing home plate times seasons indians finished regular season game wild card missing post season indians returned winning regular season record winning division scored game winning run august game indians runs team mlb history overcome deficit winning innings indians catcher involved trade sent houston cleveland beginning major league career caught slid home plate jumped excitement discovering scored game winning run caught wasn going let said cleveland won game seattle lost match win hit rbis regular season second career failed record stolen bases time major league career batted career low treated rib cage problem impacted play star break second stint cleveland lasted salary million final contract year club free agent following conclusion season world series ring pursuit free agent signed year million contract chicago_white_sox looked different opportunities team won games year cleveland lost good players year team going hard replace easy decision said signing general manager stated healthy like second half season chicago obtained best hitters game paired indians april game series chicago indians game winning streak best record majors ended streak series runs scored effort intensity simply amazing said manager appeared games hit rbis stolen bases july traded san_francisco_giants national_league minor giants match delivered key hit help giants win pennant ninth inning cardinals manager summoned left handed face singles game giants manager considered bringing right handed hitter pinch hit decided advice year old son hit pitch single outfield scoring second base creating giants victory game baker remarked knew kenny focused know kenny long got kenny big game player great playoffs giants hold run lead seventh inning game world series outs away winning world series angels rallied win angels took game seven following night second time career lost world series pittsburgh_pirates signed year million contract begin season pirates hit stole bases games traded chicago_cubs reunited manager joined cubs july joining team season lost games got quality man said cubs general manager regular season game appearances cubs stole bases hit cubs won division cubs post season berth sixth time divisional series format introduced team postseason having lost games previous season chicago beat atlanta braves games hit series led cubs stolen bases bats cubs series games held run lead eighth inning game florida scored unanswered runs eighth inning win game won game seven following night eliminate cubs led cubs starting line bats team stolen base seven game series december new_york_yankees signed year million contract yankees road game cleveland recorded career hit single indians fans began ovation honor didn know expect figured touching tipped hat kept going way cleveland remember new_york finished regular season best record begin post season yankees defeated games boston_red_sox yankees built series lead stated ultimate goal try win championship point career years gotten close opportunity chance yankees series games team mlb history lose series holding series appeared games yankees felt manager use skills appropriately finished regular season batting average career low seven stolen bases yankees looking roster philadelphia_phillies looking player post season experience dealt december deal yankees sending million philadelphia phillies giving trade stated tough kind guy likes settled tough years new_york understood wanted play wanted opportunity perform team didn feel team phillies hit appearances batting average team high recorded stolen bases phillies finished games east division winners game wild card end career featured commercial international portrayed frequent city changes subsequent moves december texas_rangers signed year contract signing rangers tied teams played position player games rangers hit doubles july traded rangers indians exchange minor league catcher biggest thing right trying world series ring said joining indians time career field crowd greeted standing ovation bat tour duty indians noted missed cleveland enjoy cleveland city got going game yankees went rbis stolen base tied mlb time postseason stolen bases record game went walks scored winning run 11th inning game year old hit run home run seventh oldest player hit post season home run earned 34th career postseason stolen base game setting new mlb record playoff steals indians point game lead eventually lost series free agent end season sign contract major league team expressed interest playing season played teams postseason said playoffs past seasons played clubs career bounced lot clubs reason felt help hell job wrote hand seen catalyst sparked teams playoff contention simply case playoff contenders repeatedly seeing final piece puzzle retirement stolen bases rank fifteenth time holds indians record stolen bases tallied career batting average home runs triples runs games time mlb player week played postseason games playoffs career hit seven home runs rbi baseball historian named fastest player best 1990s january announced selected member inducted august eligible written career numbers likely conversation hall_of_fame worthy receive necessary number votes remain ballot dominant pitchers era named difficult hitters pitch career post playing career television production company inc appeared guest star appeared guest star wrote song album soulful qualified celebrity played golf season playing days spring training season hired indians coach outfield work post game color commentator post game los_angeles_dodgers considers love cleaning clean wash dishes good bed pretty neat people come house like man actually live hall_of_fame candidate garnered votes eliminated future consideration starting ballot notable time rankings runs scored war position players
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