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Henry Louis Aaron
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
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Lawrence Peter Berra
United States baseball player (born 1925)
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Joseph Paul DiMaggio
United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)
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Henry Louis Gehrig
baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)
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Mickey Charles Mantle
United States baseball player (1931-1997)
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Willie Howard Mays Jr.
United States baseball player (born in 1931)
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John Joseph McGraw
United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934)
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Stanley Frank Musial
United States baseball player (born in 1920)
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Leroy Robert Paige
United States baseball player; a black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982)
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson
United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
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George Herman Ruth
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
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Theodore Samuel Williams
United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)
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Carl Yastrzemski
United States baseball player (born in 1939)
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Danton True Young
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
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base runner, runner
a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
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batsman, batter, hitter, slugger
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
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fielder
a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
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little leaguer
a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team
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big leaguer, major leaguer
a member of a major-league baseball team
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bush leaguer, minor leaguer
a player on a minor-league baseball team
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hurler, pitcher, twirler
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
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utility man
a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions
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bunter
a batter who bunts
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designated hitter
a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher
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infielder
(baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield
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left hander, left-handed pitcher, left-hander, lefthander, lefty, southpaw
a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
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outfielder
(baseball) a person who plays in the outfield
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right-handed pitcher, right-hander
(baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand
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pinch hitter
(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
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fireman, relief pitcher, reliever
a pitcher who does not start the game
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screwballer
(baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs
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starting pitcher
(baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game
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switch-hitter
a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed
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whiffer
a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike
