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Joe DiMaggio. Joseph Paul DiMaggio (born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio; [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈpaːolo diˈmaddʒo]; November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed " Joltin' Joe ", " The Yankee Clipper " and " Joe D. ", was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees.
Sidd Finch. Sidd Finch is a fictional baseball player, the subject of the notorious April Fools' Day hoax article "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch" written by George Plimpton and first published in the April 1, 1985, issue of Sports Illustrated. According to Plimpton, Finch was raised in an English orphanage, learned yoga in Tibet, and could ...
John Loy Rocker (born October 17, 1974) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major league debut in 1998 with the Atlanta Braves, for whom he played parts of four seasons. He was later a member of the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Vote. 85.8% (ninth ballot) Richard Michael " Goose " Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres . In the late 1970s and early 1980s ...
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed " the Big Unit ", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988–2009) for six teams, primarily the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks . At 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 metres) tall, Johnson was the tallest player in MLB ...
AL Rookie of the Year (1976) AL ERA leader (1976) Mark Steven Fidrych ( / ˈfɪdrɪtʃ / FID-rich; [ 1] August 14, 1954 – April 13, 2009), nicknamed " the Bird ", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers . Known for his quirky antics on the mound, Fidrych led ...
Art Shamsky. Arthur Louis Shamsky (born October 14, 1941), nicknamed " Sham " and " Smasher ", [ 1] is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played right field, left field, and first base from 1965 to 1972 for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics. He tied a major league record by homering in four ...
Trevor Hoffman. Trevor William Hoffman (born October 13, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. A long-time closer, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers, including more than 15 years for the Padres.