Famous Baseball Players

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  1. 5. Hall of fame pitcher #45
  2. 6. A ball once bounced off his head over the fence for a home run
  3. 7. Star pitcher who made his debut at age 17
  4. 8. One of only two players to play on all 5 National League West teams
  5. 10. Hall-of-famer Bret
  6. 15. 3B on my TheShow22 team
  7. 16. His son Shane played in the NBA
  8. 23. Pitcher with a bird nickname
  9. 24. Hall-of-fame Mets/Dodgers catcher
  10. 25. His last name is a body part
  11. 27. Red Sox 1B Kevin
  12. 28. His #42 is retired on multiple teams
  13. 31. Event #1: “_________ sucks!” Event #2: walk-off home run
  14. 32. His last name reflected his position
  15. 36. He has a curse named after him
  16. 37. Stolen base king
  17. 38. Gary on the 1986 Mets
  18. 39. Mall-of-fame Twins 2B
  19. 41. He broke baseball’s color barrier
  20. 44. HOF Braves pitcher John
  21. 45. An important cog in the big red machine
  22. 46. Astros starting pitcher who wore #50
  23. 47. Giants pitcher known for the spitball
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  1. 1. His #7 is retired by the Astros
  2. 2. The opposite of Ty Cobb
  3. 3. Closer who played almost his entire career on the Texas Rangers
  4. 4. He got his 300th win as a Giant
  5. 9. Hall-of-fame Cardinals shortstop
  6. 11. Pitcher whose nickname was a type of fish
  7. 12. Mike Trout’s predecessor
  8. 13. Reds catcher for 20+ years
  9. 14. His dad was part of the big red machine
  10. 15. His #7 is retired by the Yankees
  11. 17. Hall-of-fame 3B who famously played for the Yankees and Red Sox
  12. 18. Face of the 1940’s era Cubs teams
  13. 19. He has a palmball and a screwball
  14. 20. Old time pitcher known for his antics
  15. 21. Home run king before Bonds
  16. 22. Red Sox star third baseman who was recently inducted in the HOF
  17. 26. He currently holds the record for most strikeouts and walks
  18. 29. Salmon’s OF teammate on the 2002 Angels
  19. 30. The Reds traded him to the Giants for Amos Rusie
  20. 33. Hall-of-fame Orioles 3B who was on my TheShow21 team.
  21. 34. The first black player on the Giants
  22. 35. He has a pitching award named after him
  23. 37. His number is the only one retired by the Rockies
  24. 40. You traded him for Ernie Banks
  25. 42. His nickname was “The Big Hurt”
  26. 43. Stargell’s HOF teammate
  27. 46. Reds star banned for gambling