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1. Babe Ruth set a career record for hitting 50 or home runs in a season, six times in his career. The first was 1920 in his first season with the Yankees. The last time was in 1928, again with the Yankees, when he hit 54 in the season.
2. The great pitcher in baseball, Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers, won numerous awards in his career. These included three Cy Young Awards, three Triple Crown Awards, and a perfect game against the Cubs, before being forced to retire in 1962, due to an arthritic elbow.
3. Hank Aaron was the home run king of the 20th century. He hit 755 home runs in his career, including smacking 56 in 1967. He led the National League in home runs, four times in his career.
4. My name is Dick Williams. I managed the Oakland Athletics to three consecutive World Series victories from 1972-1974. It certainly wasn't tough, with players in the likes of Reggie Jackson, Gene Tenace, Sal Bando, Catfish Hunter, and Vida Blue. We beat the Mets, Reds, and Dodgers.
5. A leader of the Negro Leagues, the great Satchel Paige came to Major League baseball at the age of 53 in 1948. This was after the induction of Jackie Robinson of the Dodgers (NL) and Larry Doby of the Indians (AL). Allegedly, Paige had won over 2500 games in the Negro Leagues as a pitcher. His Major League career record was 28-31 after six seasons.
6. I was a fiasco in baseball. I'm not really sure why though. I was a pinch-hitter in 1951 with the St. Louis Browns. This was my only at-bat of my career. I hit a triple in my only at-bat, but never appeared in another game in my career. My name is Eddie Gaedel.
7. The New York Yankees won their amazing seventh consecutive World Series in 1953. It was a tremendous dynasty with the likes of Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Gil McDougald, Whitey Ford, and Allie Reynolds. This was the first time in history that any team had done this.
8. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, is arguably the greatest all-around player in baseball history. After being banned for life from baseball after the 1919 World Series 'fixing', his legend continued as being the greatest player of all-time. He began his career with the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics, then the Cleveland Indians, and came to the White Sox in the 1915 season. He hit over .400 in his career 12 times, and was done in baseball with a career batting average of .356 after only 13 seasons in 1920.
9. I was the greatest pitcher in all baseball during the late '60s. My name is Denny McLain. I was the MVP and Cy Young winner with the Detroit Tigers in 1968, with my 31-6 pitching record. I was also tied for the 1969 Cy Young Award with Mike Cuellar of the Orioles. In my 10 season career, I never lost more than 13 games in a season, and departed from baseball in 1972.
10. My name is Lou Gehrig. I was known as the "Iron Horse", and also, "Biscuit Pants". During my 17 seasons with the New York Yankees, I ended up with hitting 493 home runs, in competition with teammate Babe Ruth. I had a disease which crippled me, and I only played in eight games in the 1951 season, which was the final season of my career. I was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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