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Calvin Griffith

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Calvin Robertson Griffith (December 1, 1911 – October 20, 1999), born Calvin Griffith Robertson in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was a Major League Baseball team owner. [1]

140 relations: Alcoholism, American League, American League Championship Series, American League East, American League West, Associated Press, At bat, Baltimore, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball-Reference.com, Batting average, Bernie Allen, Bert Blyleven, Bill Campbell (baseball), Billy Martin, Bloomington, Minnesota, Bob Allison, Bonus Rule, Boston Red Sox, Camilo Pascual, Canada, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Carl Pohlad, Catcher, Center fielder, Chattanooga Lookouts, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Clark Griffith, Cleveland Indians, Competition law, Continental League, Cuba, Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Don Mincher, Double-A (baseball), Earl Battey, Earned run average, Ebbets Field, Engel Stadium, Expansion team, Farm team, First baseman, First division (baseball), Frank Viola, Gary Gaetti, General manager (baseball), George Washington University, Griffith Stadium, H. Gabriel Murphy, ..., Handedness, Harmon Killebrew, History of the Brooklyn Dodgers, History of the Washington Senators (1901–60), Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Infielder, Jack Kralick, Jim Kaat, Jim Lemon, Jim Perry (baseball), Jimmie Hall, Joe Cronin, Joe Engel, Joe Haynes (baseball), Joe Kuhel, Kent Hrbek, Kirby Puckett, Lions Clubs International, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lyman Bostock, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award, Manager (baseball), Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis Millers, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota Twins, Minor League Baseball, Montreal, Montreal Royals, Most valuable player, Mudcat Grant, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, New York City, New York Yankees, Pedro Ramos, Pennant (sports), Quebec, Racism, Relief pitcher, Reserve clause, Retrosheet, Rich Rollins, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Rod Carew, Rookie, Roy Sievers, Sandy Koufax, Scout (sport), Second baseman, Sherry Robertson, Shetland, Shortstop, Society for American Baseball Research, Sporting News, Star Tribune, Staunton Military Academy, Texas Rangers (baseball), The New York Times, Thelma Griffith Haynes, Tim Laudner, Tony Oliva, Triple-A (baseball), United States, United States Congress, Virginia, Walter O'Malley, Waseca, Minnesota, Washington Redskins, Washington, D.C., West Coast of the United States, Zoilo Versalles, 1945 Washington Senators season, 1955 in baseball, 1955 Washington Senators season, 1956 Washington Senators season, 1960 Washington Senators season, 1961 in baseball, 1962 Minnesota Twins season, 1963 Minnesota Twins season, 1964 Minnesota Twins season, 1965 Minnesota Twins season, 1965 World Series, 1978 in baseball, 1984 in baseball, 1987 Minnesota Twins season, 20th century. Expand index (90 more) »

Alcoholism

Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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American League Championship Series

The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven series played in October in the Major League Baseball postseason that determines the winner of the American League (AL) pennant.

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American League East

The American League East is one of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s six divisions (An East, Central, and West division for each of the two leagues).

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American League West

The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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At bat

In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Baseball-Reference.com

Baseball-Reference.com is a website providing baseball statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history.

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Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batsmen in cricket and batters in baseball and softball.

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Bernie Allen

Bernard Keith "Bernie" Allen (born April 16, 1939) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, and Montreal Expos.

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Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to, and was best known for his curveball.

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Bill Campbell (baseball)

William Richard Campbell (born August 9, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played from 1973 to 1987.

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Billy Martin

Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly known as Billy Martin, was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, as well as leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yankees.

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Bloomington, Minnesota

Bloomington is the fifth largest city, as of 2016 estimates, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Bob Allison

William Robert "Bob" Allison (July 11, 1934 – April 9, 1995) was born in Raytown, Missouri and was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played in the American League for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins from to.

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Bonus Rule

The bonus rule was a rule instituted by Major League Baseball in 1947 that prevented teams from assigning certain players to farm clubs.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Camilo Pascual

Camilo Alberto Pascual Lus (born January 20, 1934) is a Cuban former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum (Temple de la renommée du baseball canadien) is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada.

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Carl Pohlad

Carl Ray Pohlad (August 23, 1915 – January 5, 2009) was an American financier and the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise from 1984 (succeeding Calvin Griffith) until his death in 2009.

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Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player.

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Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field.

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Chattanooga Lookouts

The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor League Baseball team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Clark Griffith

Clark Calvin Griffith (November 20, 1869 – October 27, 1955), nicknamed "The Old Fox", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, manager and team owner.

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Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Competition law

Competition law is a law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies.

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Continental League

The Continental League of Professional Baseball Clubs (known as the Continental League or CL) was a proposed third major league for baseball in the United States and Canada, announced in 1959 and scheduled to begin play in the 1961 season.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex

The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area, the official title designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget, encompasses 13 counties within the U.S. state of Texas.

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Don Mincher

Donald Ray Mincher (June 24, 1938 – March 4, 2012) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman.

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Double-A (baseball)

Double-A (or Class AA) is the second highest level of play in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) in the United States after Triple-A. There are thirty Double-A teams in three leagues at this classification: Eastern League, Southern League, and the Texas League.

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Earl Battey

Earl Jesse Battey, Jr. (January 5, 1935 – November 15, 2003) was an American professional baseball player.

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Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).

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Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn section of Brooklyn, New York City.

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Engel Stadium

Engel Stadium is a stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Expansion team

An expansion team is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area.

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Farm team

In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, practice squad, or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point.

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First baseman

First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner to score a run for that player's team.

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First division (baseball)

First division is a term that has had various meanings, at various times, in the sport of baseball, but originally referred to the rankings within a league.

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Frank Viola

Frank John Viola, Jr. (born April 19, 1960) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1982–1989), New York Mets (1989–1991), Boston Red Sox (1992–1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995) and Toronto Blue Jays (1996).

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Gary Gaetti

Gary Joseph Gaetti (born August 19, 1958), is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins (1981–1990), California Angels (1991–1993), Kansas City Royals (1993–1995), St. Louis Cardinals (1996–1998), Chicago Cubs (1998–1999) and Boston Red Sox (2000).

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General manager (baseball)

In Major League Baseball, the general manager (GM) of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub during contract discussions with players.

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George Washington University

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Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C., from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street (left field), and between W Street and Florida Avenue NW.

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H. Gabriel Murphy

Henry Gabriel Murphy (1903–2001) was an American businessman, sportsman and Major League Baseball club owner.

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Handedness

In human biology, handedness is a better, faster, or more precise performance or individual preference for use of a hand, known as the dominant hand; the less capable or less preferred hand is called the non-dominant hand.

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Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Clayton Killebrew, Jr.(June 29, 1936 – May 17, 2011), nicknamed "The Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon", was an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder.

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History of the Brooklyn Dodgers

The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American Major League baseball team, active primarily in the National League from 1884 until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, where it continues its history as the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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History of the Washington Senators (1901–60)

The Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League's eight charter franchises.

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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (commonly called the Metrodome) was a domed sports stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Infielder

An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.

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Jack Kralick

John Francis Kralick (June 1, 1935 – September 18, 2012) was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1959 to 1967.

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Jim Kaat

James Lee Kaat (born November 7, 1938), nicknamed "Kitty", is a former American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1959–73), Chicago White Sox (1973–75), Philadelphia Phillies (1976–79), New York Yankees (1979–80), and St. Louis Cardinals (1980–83).

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Jim Lemon

James Robert Lemon (March 23, 1928 – May 14, 2006) was an American right and left fielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball.

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Jim Perry (baseball)

James Evan Perry, Jr. (born October 30, 1935) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Jimmie Hall

Jimmie Randolph Hall (born March 17, 1938) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and left-handed batter who played for the Minnesota Twins (1963–66), California Angels (1967–68), Cleveland Indians (1968–69), New York Yankees (1969), Chicago Cubs (1969–70) and Atlanta Braves (1970).

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Joe Cronin

Joseph Edward Cronin (October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop, manager and general manager.

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Joe Engel

Joseph William Engel (March 12, 1893 – June 12, 1969) was an American left-handed pitcher and scout in Major League Baseball who spent nearly his entire career with the Washington Senators, and went on to become a promoter and team owner in the minor leagues.

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Joe Haynes (baseball)

Joseph Walton Haynes (September 21, 1917 – January 6, 1967) was an American professional baseball player, coach and front office executive.

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Joe Kuhel

Joseph Anthony Kuhel (June 25, 1906 – February 26, 1984) was an American professional baseball player and manager.

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Kent Hrbek

Kent Alan Hrbek (born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), nicknamed Herbie, is a former American Major League Baseball first baseman.

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Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 – March 6, 2006) was an American professional baseball player.

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Lions Clubs International

Lions Clubs International (LCI) is an international secular, non-political service organization established originally in 1916 in chicago, Illinois by Melvin Jones.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball franchise based in Anaheim, California.

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Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California.

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Lyman Bostock

Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. (November 22, 1950 – September 23, 1978) was an American professional baseball player.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award

In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).

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Manager (baseball)

In baseball, the field manager (commonly referred to as the manager) is the equivalent of a head coach who is responsible for overseeing and making final decisions on all aspects of on-field team strategy, lineup selection, training and instruction.

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Metropolitan Stadium

Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was a sports stadium that once stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis.

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Minneapolis Millers

The Minneapolis Millers were an American professional minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis, Minnesota, through 1960.

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Minneapolis–Saint Paul

Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a major metropolitan area built around the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers in east central Minnesota.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provide opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the major leagues.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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Montreal Royals

The Montreal Royals were a minor league professional baseball team in Montreal, Quebec, from 1897–1917 and 1928–60.

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Most valuable player

In sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best-performing player (or players) in an entire league, for a particular competition, or on a specific team.

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Mudcat Grant

James Timothy "Mudcat" Grant (born August 13, 1935 in Lacoochee, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians (1958–64), Minnesota Twins (1964–67), Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), Montreal Expos (1969), St. Louis Cardinals (1969), Oakland Athletics (1970 and 1971) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1970–71).

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located in Cooperstown, New York, and operated by private interests.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Pedro Ramos

Pedro Ramos Guerra (born April 28, 1935, in Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a retired Major League pitcher with a 15-year career from 1955 to 1967, and again from 1969 to 1970.

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Pennant (sports)

A pennant is a commemorative flag typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Racism

Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another, which often results in discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity.

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Relief pitcher

In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions.

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Reserve clause

The reserve clause, in North American professional sports, was part of a player contract which stated the rights to players were retained by the team upon the contract's expiration.

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Retrosheet

Retrosheet is a non-profit organization whose website features major league baseball box scores and play-by-play narratives for almost every contest from 1871–1872, 1874, 1911 National League, and since 1913.

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Rich Rollins

Richard John Rollins (born April 16, 1938 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman.

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Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (commonly known as RFK Stadium, originally District of Columbia Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C., located about due east of the U.S. Capitol building, near the west bank of the Anacostia River and adjacent to the D.C. Armory.

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Rod Carew

Rodney Cline Carew (born October 1, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, second baseman and coach of Panamanian descent.

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Rookie

A rookie is a person in the first year of activity in a sport, or someone new to a profession, training, or activity such as a rookie police officer, rookie pilot, a recruit, or occasionally a freshman.

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Roy Sievers

Roy Edward Sievers (November 18, 1926 – April 3, 2017) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and left fielder with the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and the new Washington Senators.

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Sandy Koufax

Sanford Koufax (born Sanford Braun; December 30, 1935) is a former American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher.

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Scout (sport)

In professional sports, scouts are experienced talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization.

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Second baseman

In baseball and softball, second baseman is a fielding position in the infield, between second and first base.

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Sherry Robertson

Sherrard Alexander Robertson (January 1, 1919 – October 23, 1970) was a Canadian-American utility player, front office executive, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Shetland

Shetland (Old Norse: Hjaltland), also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies northeast of Great Britain.

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Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions.

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Society for American Baseball Research

The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball.

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Sporting News

Sporting News is a digital sports media owned by Perform Group, a global sports content and media company.

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Star Tribune

The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in Minnesota.

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Staunton Military Academy

Staunton Military Academy was an all-male military academy located in Staunton, Virginia for much of its 116-year history.

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Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Thelma Griffith Haynes

Thelma Griffith Haynes (ca. 1913 – October 15, 1995) was a Canadian–American club owner (1955–84) in Major League Baseball.

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Tim Laudner

Timothy Jon Laudner (born June 7, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Minnesota Twins from 1981 to 1989.

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Tony Oliva

Tony Pedro Oliva (born Antonio Oliva Lopez Hernandes Javique on July 20, 1938) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder and designated hitter.

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Triple-A (baseball)

Triple-A (or Class AAA) is the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States and Mexico.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Walter O'Malley

Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 – August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979.

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Waseca, Minnesota

Waseca is a city in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States.

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Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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West Coast of the United States

The West Coast or Pacific Coast is the coastline along which the contiguous Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean.

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Zoilo Versalles

Zoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez (December 18, 1939 – June 9, 1995), nicknamed "Zorro", was a Cuban professional baseball player.

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1945 Washington Senators season

The 1945 Washington Senators won 87 games, lost 67, and finished in second place in the American League.

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1955 in baseball

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1955 Washington Senators season

The 1955 Washington Senators season was a season in American baseball.

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1956 Washington Senators season

The 1956 Washington Senators won 59 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the American League.

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1960 Washington Senators season

The 1960 Washington Senators won 73 games, lost 81, and finished in fifth place in the American League.

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1961 in baseball

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1962 Minnesota Twins season

The 1962 Minnesota Twins improved to 91–71, finishing second in the American League, five games short of the World Champion New York Yankees.

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1963 Minnesota Twins season

The 1963 Minnesota Twins finished 91–70, third in the American League.

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1964 Minnesota Twins season

After winning 91 games the previous two seasons, the 1964 Minnesota Twins slumped to 79–83, a disappointing tie for sixth with the Cleveland Indians in the American League, 20 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.

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1965 Minnesota Twins season

The 1965 Minnesota Twins won the 1965 American League pennant with a 102–60 record.

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1965 World Series

The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins.

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1978 in baseball

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1984 in baseball

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1987 Minnesota Twins season

The 1987 Minnesota Twins won the World Series for the first time since moving from Washington in 1961, marking the second time that the franchise had won the World Series and the first time they won in Minnesota.

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20th century

The 20th century was a century that began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Griffith

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