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1. This man not only set the single season record for HBP (hit by pitch) an astonishing 51 times in 1896 with the National League Baltimore Orioles, but also set the record for most HBP in a career with 287; his last in 1903. This 1945 Hall of Fame inductee led the National League in HBP five consecutive years from 1894 through 1898. Who is this bruised up batsman?
2. This player, who spent his entire career with the Houston Astros, retired in 2007 two HBP (hit by pitch) shy of breaking the career record, being the victim of the bean ball 285 times throughout his career. However, the record of 287 career HBP was set in 1903, so this player retired as the career HBP leader of the live ball era. His highest season total in HBP was 34 in 1997, the most in the Majors that year. He was also the league leader in 1995, 1996, 2001, and 2003. Who is this bruised up batsman?
3. This player, whose career spanned from 1887 to 1899, once held the record for most HBP (hit by pitch) in a career with 272. As a rookie, he led the American Association Baltimore Orioles for HBP with 29, also leading the American Association in 1889 with 33. In 1890, he moved to the Boston Beaneaters and led the National League in HBP for three consecutive seasons, 1890-1892. Who is this bruised up batsman?
4. When this player retired in 1988, he was third on the list of most career HBP (hit by pitch) with 267, only six shy of second place and 20 shy of tying the record. As a member of the Baltimore Orioles in 1973, this player led the American League with 13. This player then led the Major Leagues an astounding seven seasons in HBP with five separate teams, the Orioles in 1975, the Athletics in 1976, the Angels in 1978, the Yankees in 1984 and 1985, and the Red Sox in 1986 and 1987. His single season high was 35 HBP. Who is this bruised up batsman?
5. With 50 HBP (hit by pitch) in 1971, this player has the record for the most HBP in a single season post-1900. This player led the Major Leagues in HBP for an amazing six consecutive seasons from 1968-1973 as a Giant and Expo, and led the National League in 1974. When he retired in 1974, he held the post-1900 record for career HBP with 243 (the record broken by Don Baylor in 1987 wiith 267). Who is this bruised up batsman?
6. In his rookie season with the 1896 Boston Beaneaters, he was teammates with the player who then held the record for most career HBP (hit by pitch) and the highest single season total. Something must have caught on, because this player went on to lead the National League in HBP for 6 seasons, 1899-1901, 1904-1905, and 1908. While the first three highest single season HBP totals were held by the same person, his 39 HBP in 1898 and 37 in 1899 ranked fourth and fifth until 1971. He retired in 1908 with 230 HBP which at the time placed him third on the all time list. Who is this bruised up batsman?
7. When the previous holder of the title for most career HBP (hit by pitch) for active players retired in 2007, this player became the new active leader in career HBP. When he earned the title in 2007, he had only led the Major Leagues in HBP once, with 31 in 1998, and finished second in 1997 also with 31. This player began his career with Pittsburgh in 1996 where he played for nine seasons, and has also played for the Athletics, Cubs, and Brewers. Who is this bruised up batsman?
8. When this 1982 Hall of Fame inductee stopped playing in 1976 in order to manage the Cleveland Indians full time, he had 198 career HBP (hit by pitch), which at the time placed him sixth highest on the career list. In his rookie season with the Reds in 1956, he led the National League in HBP with 20. He led his league seven different years in HBP; the National League six times, in 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963 and 1965, and led the American League in 1969. However, out of those seven years he only led the Major Leagues twice, with 14 in 1963 and 18 in 1965, both while playing for the Reds. Perhaps more impressive than his HBP numbers, was his 586 career home runs and the feat of becoming the first African-American manager in Major League Baseball history. Who is this bruised up batsman?
9. This ballplayer led the American League in HBP (hit by pitch) ten seasons out of eleven from 1951-1961 for the White Sox and Indians. This player, who began his career in 1949, finished his career in 1964 with a total of 192 HBP, which at the time placed him fifth highest on the career HBP list. Not truly retiring, he played 3 games in 1976 and 2 games in 1980, with no HBP in either year, but technically giving him a Major League career spanning five separate decades. Who is this bruised up batsman?
10. Tragically, serious injury and even death may result from being hit by an errant fastball. On August 16th, 1920, the Indians were facing the Yankees at the Polo Grounds in New York. It was the top of the fifth inning when this player was struck in the side of the head resulting in a serious skull fracture. He died the following morning at age 29. Who is this player, who sadly owns the record for being the first person fatally injured by being hit by a pitch?
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