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MLB Hall of Famer by Obituary Stats
Can you name the MLB Hall of Famer by the first line of his obituary?
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, the tempestuous slugger of the Boston Red Sox who was the last man to bat .400 and was perhaps the greatest hitter in baseball history, died yesterday in Inversess, Fla.
Ted Williams
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, star outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, died late last night in the crash of a cargo plane carrying relief supplies to the victims of the earthquake in Managua.
Roberto Clemente
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retired, he tried reassuring everyone that the sadness of losing sight in his right eye wouldn't diminish the spirit fans shown for 12 seasons with the Twins.
Kirby Puckett
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, the most powerful switch-
hitter in baseball history and the successor to Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio as the symbol of the Yankees, died of cancer yesterday in Dallas.
Mickey Mantle
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was bigger than life to Yankee fans, who mourned his death with tears and smiles.
Phil Rizzuto
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, the Braves' HOF 3rd baseman who hit 512 home runs and teamed with Hank Aaron to form the most productive power-
hitting combination in baseball history died yesterday.
Eddie Mathews
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, the No. 1 player elected to baseball's Hall of Fame and probably the greatest star in the game's history, died today.
Ty Cobb
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, renowned for his prodigious home runs and revered by his teammates as a leader in a Hall of Fame career that spanned 21 seasons with the Pirates, died of a stroke yesterday.
Willie Stargell
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Josh Gibson
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Catfish Hunter
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, the top National League catcher of his day whose career was cut short by an automobile accident that left him paralyzed died Saturday night at his home.
Roy Campanella
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, the Hall of Fame baseball player who ranked 3rd on the list of career home runs, died today at the age of 59.
Jimmie Foxx
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, former second baseman for the White Sox, who was the American League MVP in 1959 died today at University Hospital.
Nellie Fox
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Luke Appling
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Lefty Grove
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Lloyd Waner
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Charlie Gehringer
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, the hulking Hall of Fame first baseman who moved with feline grace and carried a big stick in St. Louis and New York in the 1930's, 40's and 50's, died in his sleep.
Johnny Mize
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The 'Little Napolean' of the baseball diamond, who led the New York Giants through 30 successful years, passed away at 11:50am in his sixty-
first year.
John McGraw
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hander and the only pitcher to win two consecutive MVP awards died yesterday in Providence Hospital.
Hal Newhouser
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, Hall of Fame third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1920's and 30's died today at the age of 72.
Pie Traynor
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, the baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who won 253 games for the New York Giants with his masterful screwball, died yesterday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
Carl Hubbell
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, former strikeout king of the American League and a member of baseball's official Hall of Fame died late tonight of a brain tumor.
Walter Johnson
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, a former star catcher for the Chicago Cubs and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, died yesterday at Lutheran General Hospital in suburban Park Ridge today, his 72nd bir
Gabby Hartnett
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, the Hall of Famer who was the last player to bat .400 in the National League, died yesterday in Florida.
Bill Terry
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, baseball hero of the past whose base-
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scoring records still stand, died yesterday at the age of 74.
Billy Hamilton
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, who achieved fame as a baseball pitcher with the Providence club of the National League died at his home in Bloomington,Ill., yesterday afternoon.
Old Hoss Radbourn
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, star first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals in the Nineteen Twenties, died of a heart attack today in a downtown parking lot.
Jim Bottomley
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Earl Averill
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, a National League umpire for 24 years and a member of baseball's Hall of Fame, died today.
Jocko Conlan
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