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Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers, wearing a white uniform and helmet, watches his hit while holding a bat during a game at Dodger Stadium.
Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals slides into home plate as Roy Partee of the Boston Red Sox lunges to catch the ball, with an umpire and another player nearby.
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Jackie Robinson
Babe Ruth
Satchel Paige in a baseball uniform pitching on a field in 1942, captured mid-throw with his arm extended and glove hand raised.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, wearing a gray uniform with number 17, winds up to pitch during a baseball game.
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Ryne Sandberg
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Nellie Fox
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Lloyd Waner
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A. Bartlett Giamatti
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John Montgomery Ward
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Jack Morris
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Billy Williams
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Orel Hershiser
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Dennis Lee Eckersley
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Gaylord Perry
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Joe Niekro
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Fay Vincent
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Andrés Galarraga
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Goose Gossage
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Jim Bunning
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Tony Lazzeri
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Rollie Fingers
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Hack Wilson
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Gary Carter
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