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- 81: Lou Gehrig
- ... York City, the son of German immigrant parents. His full name was Henry Louis Gehrig. After graduating from high school, he attended Columbia University where he became a football and baseball star. Lou's father directed him to becoming a pro baseball player. He became sick and needed on operation, but there was no money for doctors and hospital expenses in the family budget, so young Lou quickly capitalized on his baseball skills. He accepted an offer from a scout to sign a contract with the New York Yankees, for $ 1,500 in cash as a bonus. Lou dropped out of ...
- 82: Rocky Marciano
- ... his overall bearing suggested exceptional physical strength. Throughout his teenage years, Rocky took great advantage of living across the street from the James Edgar Playground, where he especially enjoyed playing baseball. It was during this period that he began the habit of exercising to his limit." After spending countless hours hitting and chasing after baseballs, he would often go home and ... being a "really tough Italian kid" extended all the way over to the Bush, Brockton's Irish section. However, by the time he was 14, Rocky's notoriety as a baseball slugger began to overtake his reputation as a slugger with his fists. The legend of his athletic prowess began at age 15 when, as cleanup batter on the local American ... he intercepted a pass and ran 60 yards to score a touchdown against arch-rival New Bedford. The following spring, Rocky became the first string catcher on the BHS varsity baseball team. It is said that his throws were almost always on target, and few runners beat his "rocket-like" pegs to second base "until after that fateful day he ...
- 83: Jordan Does It All
- ... game (Costas, 1999). Not only is he a great basketball player, but he is a great all around athlete. Jordan can do more than just play basketball. He can play baseball at the higher level too. He is not as good in baseball as in basketball, but better than most people could ever be. Jordan is also a pretty good golfer. Golfing is what Jordan does when he isn’t playing basketball or ... in the same day when he hit 27 of 49 shots (Michael Jordan’s, 1999). After the season, Michael Jordan announced that he was retiring and was going to play baseball. Michael Jordan suits up in a baseball uniform in 1994. He didn’t do too well playing baseball, but he did better than most people had anticipated. Jordan played ...
- 84: Record Holders
- ... and brought a sport that was slowly dying back on the map. Records like these are what makes sports so much fun and interesting to watch and follow. The greatest baseball record isn’t Mark McGwire’s 70 homers, but the incredible hitting streak held by Joe DiMaggio. Joe DiMaggio exploded with drama and energy when he launched his hitting streak ... the major leagues created a memorial award to be give to the best pitcher of the year. The award is know as the “Cy Young” award.(Barnidge 326) Another outstanding baseball record is Cal Ripken’s streak of 2,632 consecutive games played. Ripken’s streak started in Baltimore on May 30, 1982, and last for 16 years. Who knows how ... on September 6, 1995. He played for the Oriole’s ever single game of his career, and his record seceded two presidents in office and lasted longer than most other baseball players careers. Today the player with the longest streak of consecutive games played is Baltimore Orioles outfielder Albert Belle, with the streak of 327 games played. A record just ...
- 85: Field Of Dreams
- ... an ordinary man, living an ordinary life, in an ordinary town. Conversely, he was given the extraordinary supernatural ability to revive a number of celebrities from both the world of baseball and literature who had been dead for many years. Kinsella related to common people, but possessed powers that are not only uncommon, but ultimately inhuman. Although not a fool, Ray ... of the heart. After hearing voices proclaiming, "If you build it, they will come," Ray risked the economic and emotional stability of the family he loved dearly to build a baseball field. At first, Ray Kinsella was highly skeptical, but eventually he realized the significance of his obscure calling. Upon the completion of the baseball field, "Shoeless Joe Jackson", the baseball player who had been his father's hero before he passed away, suddenly appeared in the field to talk with Ray and to ...
- 86: Babe Ruth
- ... to the Xaverian Brothers, a Catholic Order of Jesuit Missionaries who ran St. Mary's. At St. Mary’s he met Brother Mathias, he taught George about life and Base baseball Baseball was a popular form of recreation for the boys at St. Mary's. Young George Ruth, Jr., displayed his potential at a very young age. He played all positions on the field, and was an excellent pitcher. He also possessed a superb ability to hit the ball. By his late teens Ruth had developed into a major league baseball prospect. On February 27, 1914, at the age of nineteen, Ruth was signed to his first professional baseball contract by Jack Dunn, manager of the Baltimore Orioles, at the ...
- 87: Michael Jordan 3
- ... father, James, got a job in Wilmington as a mechanic and his mother Delores got a job as a teller at United Carolina Bank. Michael always had an eye for baseball. He played as an outfielder and as a pitcher. When he was twelve, he was the top player in his league. By the age of fifteen, he wasn't the star in baseball as he once was. He was still very good, but he had lost some of his focus. Later, in his high school career, he dropped baseball to pursue another interest. Soon Michael adopted the game of basketball. When Michael reached the ninth grade, he tried out for the basketball team. Coach Lynch, Michael's coach, ...
- 88: Sammy Sosa The Super Hero
- ... probably the reasons Sosa has so many die hard fans. He cares for his people and he never forgets Page 5 what someone does for him. Sosa helped the staggering baseball get back a firm hold in the sports world. He helped change the image of the players from a bunch of whining millionaires to that of generous entertainers who are always there for their fans. Sosa along with McGuire and Griffy led the recharging of baseball during their extremely competitive home run chase. This past season was probably one of the best baseball playing seasons the world has ever seen. Sosa also led a charge for Dominican Republicans . He brought his country out into a spotlight. He showed that people from his ...
- 89: Rocky Marciano
- ... his overall bearing suggested exceptional physical strength. Throughout his teenage years, Rocky took great advantage of living across the street from the James Edgar Playground, where he especially enjoyed playing baseball. It was during this period that he began the habit of exercising to his limit." After spending countless hours hitting and chasing after baseballs, he would often go home and ... being a "really tough Italian kid" extended all the way over to the Bush, Brockton's Irish section. However, by the time he was 14, Rocky's notoriety as a baseball slugger began to overtake his reputation as a slugger with his fists. The legend of his athletic prowess began at age 15 when, as cleanup batter on the local American ... he intercepted a pass and ran 60 yards to score a touchdown against arch-rival New Bedford. The following spring, Rocky became the first string catcher on the BHS varsity baseball team. It is said that his throws were almost always on target, and few runners beat his "rocket-like" pegs to second base "until after that fateful day he ...
- 90: Derek Morris: A Personal Bio
- Derek Morris: A Personal Bio My name is Derek Morris. I'm a seventeen year old student. I enjoy playing baseball and that is my life. I have been playing since I was one and a half. I moved through the ranks of organized baseball and like other ball players hope someday to play at the utmost level, the pros. It probably won't come true but who knows. Being a student at Shrewsbury I have had much success. I have been on the honor roll many times and a few months ago I was accepted to Bryant College. On the baseball field I have also received various honors and awards. I was captain of the baseball team in my junior and senior year and was named most valuable player in ...
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