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Wally Backman

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Walter Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. [1]

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Acereros de Monclova

The Acereros de Monclova (English: Monclova Steelers) are a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team of the Mexican League located in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico.

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Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks, often shortened as the D-backs, are an American professional baseball franchise based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball is a professional, independent baseball league located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, especially the greater metropolitan areas of the Northeast megalopolis, with one team located in Texas.

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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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Bend Bandits

The Bend Bandits were a minor league baseball team located in Bend, Oregon.

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Bill Latham (baseball)

William Carol Latham (born August 29, 1960, at Birmingham, Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Billy Beane

William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is a former American professional baseball player and current front office executive.

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Binghamton Rumble Ponies

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are an American minor league baseball team based in Binghamton, New York.

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Birmingham Barons

The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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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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Brooklyn Cyclones

The Brooklyn Cyclones are a minor league baseball team based in Brooklyn, New York that plays in the Short-Season A classification New York–Penn League, affiliated with the New York Mets.

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Buffalo Bisons

The Buffalo Bisons are a professional Minor League Baseball team based in Buffalo, New York.

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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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Claudell Washington

Claudell Washington (born August 31, 1954) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics (1974–76), Texas Rangers (1977–78), Chicago White Sox (1978–80), New York Mets (1980), Atlanta Braves (1981–86), New York Yankees (1987–88, 1990) and California Angels (1989–90).

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Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium, occasionally called by the metonym Chavez Ravine, is a baseball park located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, the home field to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise.

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Driving under the influence

Driving under the influence (DUI), driving while impaired/driving while intoxicated (DWI), operating while intoxicated (OWI), or drink-driving (UK) is currently the crime or offense of driving or operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs (including recreational drugs and those prescribed by physicians), to a level that renders the driver incapable of operating a motor vehicle safely.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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Fielding percentage

In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball.

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Frank Cashen

John Francis "Frank" Cashen (September 13, 1925 – June 30, 2014) was a Major League Baseball general manager.

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HBO

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium cable and satellite television network of Home Box Office, Inc..

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Hillsboro, Oregon

Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the State of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County.

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process.

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Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service of the United States federal government.

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Jeff King (baseball)

Jeffrey Wayne King (born December 26, 1964) is a former professional baseball player who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals.

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Jerry Manuel

Jerry Manuel (born December 23, 1953), nicknamed "The Sage," is a former major league manager.

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Jim Rice

James Edward Rice (born March 8, 1953), nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder and designated hitter who played his entire 16-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox.

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Joe Klink

Joseph Charles Klink (born February 3, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 1996 for the Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, and Seattle Mariners. Klink once went 90 consecutive games without allowing a home run, the longest by a left-handed pitcher since at least 1957 and possibly the longest such streak of all time.

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Joliet JackHammers

The Joliet JackHammers were a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois, in the United States.

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José Lind

José Lind Salgado, nicknamed "Chico", (Born May 1, 1964 in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player, and former manager of the Atlantic League's Bridgeport Bluefish.

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Ken Kendrick

Earl G. "Ken" Kendrick Jr. is a baseball executive with the National League Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Kennewick, Washington

Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the State of Washington, along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and across from the confluence of the Columbia and the Snake River.

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Lancaster JetHawks

The Lancaster JetHawks are a minor league baseball team of the California League located in Lancaster, California.

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Las Vegas 51s

The Las Vegas 51s, formerly known as the Las Vegas Stars, are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets.

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Lenny Dykstra

Leonard Kyle Dykstra (born February 10, 1963), is a former Major League Baseball center fielder.

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List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders

In baseball, a hit is credited to a batter when he reaches first base – or any subsequent base – safely after hitting a fair ball, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.

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Little Falls Mets

The Little Falls Mets were a minor league baseball team located in Little Falls, New York.

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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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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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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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Mexican League

The Mexican Baseball League (or LMB) is a professional baseball league based in Mexico.

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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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Mookie Wilson

William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (born February 9, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach remembered as the Met who hit the ground ball that rolled through Bill Buckner's legs in the bottom of the 10th inning of game six of the 1986 World Series.

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National League East

The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions.

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New Britain Bees

The New Britain Bees are an American professional baseball team based in New Britain, Connecticut.

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New York Mets

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

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New York Post

The New York Post is the fourth-largest newspaper in the United States and a leading digital media publisher that reached more than 57 million unique visitors in the U.S. in January 2017.

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Norfolk Tides

The Norfolk Tides are a minor league baseball team in the Triple-A International League.

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Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)

The Northern League was an independent minor professional baseball league.

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Oregon Sports Hall of Fame

The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon.

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Pacific Coast League

The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern, and Southeastern United States.

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Pericos de Puebla

The Pericos de Puebla (English: "Puebla Parakeets") are a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team that has been a member of the Mexican League since 2000.They have existed on and off since 1942 in various other leagues.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Playing for Peanuts

Playing for Peanuts is a 10-episode documentary television series about minor league baseball.

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Prineville, Oregon

Prineville is a city in and the seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States.

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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is a monthly sports newsmagazine on HBO that debuted on April 2, 1995.

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Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured.

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Run batted in

A run batted in (RBI), plural runs batted in (RBI or RBIs), is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).

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San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball franchise based in San Diego, California.

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Sandy Alderson

Richard Lynn "Sandy" Alderson (born November 22, 1947) is the general manager of the New York Mets.

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Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington.

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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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Shea Stadium

Shea Stadium (formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium)) was a stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. of the dedication handout that shows the stadium is in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. Built as a multi-purpose stadium, it was the home park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets for 45 seasons as well as the New York Jets football team from 1964 to 1983. The venue was named in honor of William A. Shea, the man who was most responsible for bringing National League baseball back to New York. It was demolished in 2009 to create additional parking for the adjacent Citi Field, the current home of the Mets.

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Single (baseball)

In baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching first base by hitting a fair ball (thus becoming a runner) and getting to first base before a fielder puts him out.

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South Coast League

The South Coast League of Professional Baseball (SCL), based in Conyers, Georgia, was a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Southeastern United States.

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South Georgia Peanuts

The South Georgia Peanuts were a short-lived minor league baseball team, based in Albany, Georgia in 2007.

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Southern League (baseball)

The Southern League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Southern United States.

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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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Spring training

In Major League Baseball (MLB), spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season.

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St. Lucie Mets

The St.

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Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base to which he is not entitled and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner.

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Terry Collins

Terry Lee Collins (born May 27, 1949) is a retired American professional baseball manager, most recently for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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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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Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.

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Tim Teufel

Timothy Shawn Teufel (born July 7, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.

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Tri-City ValleyCats

The Tri-City ValleyCats (often shortened to Cats) are a minor league baseball team based in Troy, New York, and the 2010 and 2013 champions of the New York–Penn League (NYPL).

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Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

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Western Baseball League

The Western Baseball League was an independent baseball league based in the Western United States and Western Canada.

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World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team.

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1977 Major League Baseball draft

The following are the first round picks in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.

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1986 World Series

The 1986 World Series was the 83rd edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, and the conclusion of the 1986 Major League Baseball season.

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1988 National League Championship Series

The 1988 National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the National League East champion New York Mets.

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1988 New York Mets season

The New York Mets' 1988 season was the 27th regular season for the Mets.

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References

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

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