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BORN: May 15, 1953, in Glen Dale, W.Va.
MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: Aug. 2, 1973
CAREER: 21 seasons, all with the Kansas City Royals
ACHIEVEMENTS: Finished career in 1993 with 3,154 hits in 2,707 games, with 317 home runs, 1,583 runs and 1,595 RBIs; won American League Most Valuable Player award in 1980; retired as Royals' career leader in hits, runs, home runs, RBIs, career batting average (.305), doubles (665) and triples (137).
ALL-STAR APPEARANCES: 1976-88
AL BATTING TITLES: 1976, 1980, 1990
GOLD GLOVES: 1985
POST-SEASON APPEARANCES: Division Series in 1981; ALCS in 1976-77, 1978, 1980, 1984-85 (MVP of 1985 ALCS); World Series in 1980 and 1985. Batted .370 in seven-game 1985 World Series victory over St. Louis.

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ROBIN YOUNT

BORN: Sept. 16, 1955, Danville, Ill.
MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: April 5, 1974
CAREER: 20 seasons, all with the Milwaukee Brewers
ACHIEVEMENTS: Finished career in 1993 with 3,142 hits in 2,856 games, along with 251 home runs, 1,632 runs scored and 1,406 RBIs; won American League Most Valuable Player awards in 1982 (as a shortstop) and 1989 (as a center fielder), making him only the third player to win MVP awards at different positions (along with Stan Musial and Hank Greenberg); retired as the Brewers' franchise leader in games played, runs, hits, home runs, RBIs, at-bats (11,008), singles (2,182), doubles (583), triples (126), walks (966) and total bases (4,730).
ALL-STAR APPEARANCES: 1980, 1982-83
GOLD GLOVES: 1982
POST-SEASON APPEARANCES: 1981 Division Series, 1982 ALCS and World Series. (Hit .414 in seven-game World Series loss to St. Louis.)

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ORLANDO CEPEDA

BORN: Sept. 17, 1937, Ponce, Puerto Rico
MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: April 15, 1958
CAREER: 17 seasons with San Francisco, St. Louis, Atlanta, Oakland, Boston and Kansas City
ACHIEVEMENTS: Finished career in 1974 with 2,351 hits in 2,124 games, including 379 career home runs; became first unanimous National League Rookie of the Year award winner in 1958 and first unanimous NL Most Valuable Player award winner in 1967.
ALL-STAR APPEARANCES: 1959-64, 1967
POST-SEASON APPEARANCES: NLCS in 1969; World Series in 1962, 1967-1968. Batted .103 for St. Louis in seven-game 1967 World Series victory over Boston

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"SMOKEY JOE" WILLIAMS

BORN: April 6, 1885, Seguin, Texas
DIED: March 12, 1946, New York
ACHIEVEMENTS: Played 20 seasons with several teams in the Negro Leagues, compiling an 80-48 record with 92 complete games. Williams pitched a no-hitter with 20 strikeouts in a 1917 exhibition against the New York Giants. In a 1952 poll by the Pittsburgh Courier to select an all-time Negro Leagues team, Williams was the top vote-getter, beating Satchel Paige by one vote.

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NESTOR CHYLAK JR.

BORN: May 11, 1922, Olyphant, Pa.
DIED: Feb. 17, 1982, Dunmore, Pa.
ACHIEVEMENTS: Worked 25 years as an American League umpire (1954-78) and four years as assistant supervisor of AL umpires. Officiated five World Series, three ALCS and six All-Star Games. Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer said Chylak "was one of the best at handling [Orioles manager] Earl Weaver."

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FRANK GIBSON SELEE

BORN: Oct. 26, 1859, Amherst, N.H.
DIED: July 5, 1909, Denver
ACHIEVEMENTS: Compiled managerial record of 1,284-862 during career with National League teams in Boston and Chicago. His .598 winning percentage is third on all-time list.