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Billy Williams was left fielder who played sixteen seasons for the Chicago Cubs and two seasons for the Oakland Athletics. Williams was inducted into the  Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1999, he was named a finalist for the MLBAll-Century Team.

Williams was one of the best Cubs players. He was the 1961 NL Rookie of the Year and was an NL All-Star for six seasons with the Cubs. In 1970, he hit .322 with 42 home runs and 129 RBIs, led the NL with 205 hits, and was the NL MVP runner-up. In 1972, he won the NL batting title, hitting .333. Williams hit over 400 home runs in his career, including 30 or more in five seasons. He also hit over .300 in five seasons and had over 100 RBIs in three seasons.

Williams was a player on the Cubs that never reached the postseason. He finally played in the postseason with the Athletics, but they didn't make it to the World Series. In 1999, he was selected as a member of the Cubs All-Century Team.

Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball catcher, who later took on the roles of manager and coach. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (1946–63, 1965), all but the last for the New York Yankees. He was an 18-time All-Star and won 10 World Series championships as a player—more than any other player in MLB history. Berra had a career batting average of .285, while hitting 358 home runs and 1,430 RBI. He is one of only five players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

James "Catfish" Hunter's MLB career as a pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland A's, and New York Yankees from 1965 to 1979. Hunter was the first pitcher since 1915 to win 200 career games by the age of 31. He is often referred to as baseball's first big-money free agent. He was a member of five World Series championship teams.

Hunter retired in 1979 after developing persistent arm problems. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987 shortly after this interview. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in his early 50s. He died of the disease about a year after his diagnosis. Hunter has been the subject of numerous popular culture references, including the Bob Dylan song "Catfish"

Rick Sutcliffe, nicknamed "The Red Baron"  pitched with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1976 and 1994. Sutcliffe is currently a broadcaster for ESPN.

A right-hander, Sutcliffe was a three-time All-Star. He won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1979 and the National League Cy Young Award in 1984.

Sutcliffe won 17 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and was the first of four consecutive Rookies of the Year for the Dodgers from 1979–1982. The Dodgers traded Sutcliffe to the Cleveland Indians on December 9, 1981.

Sutcliffe won 31 games over the course of the next two seasons for Cleveland and led the American League in ERA in 1982. In mid-1984, Cleveland traded a struggling Sutcliffe to the Chicago Cubs. Sutcliffe rebounded and won 16 games for the Cubs while losing only one, helping them to the division championship. On October 2, 1984, he started the first game of the NLCS against the Padres, giving up two hits and no runs, not only gaining the victory, but also hitting a home run in the third inning.

Rick won the Cy Young Award with a unanimous vote, beating out Dwight Gooden and Bruce Sutter. He also finished fourth in the league MVP voting. When he re-signed with the Cubs as a free agent the following year, his contract briefly made him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball.

Dave Parker was selected for the All-Star team seven times during his illustrious 18 year playing career. Because the only interleague play in those days was at the World Series, Spring Training, and the All-Star game (regular season interleague play was introduced in 1997), Parker enjoyed getting to meet and play with players from the "other" league. In this episode of Radio Baseball Cards with host Don Drysdale, Parker talks about the deep and lasting friendships made at those games.

Chili Davis was on three World Series winners in his career, but he recognizes that's a team effort. But to be chosen to play in the MLB All-Star game by the fans and your peers is something special because all eyes are on you. In this episode of Radio Baseball Cards with host Don Drysdale, Davis talks about playing in the Mid-Summer Classic in front of his team's fans.

Gary Carter's trophy cabinet includes a World Series ring, three Gold Glove awards, five Silver Slugger awards, the Roberto Clemente Award, and eleven All-Star appearances. In this episode of Radio Baseball Cards with host Don Drysdale, Carter reflects on being named MVP in two Mid Summer Classics'.

In this episode, Don Mattingly, one of the greatest players in his day, when asked about his greatest accomplishments, doesn't even bring baseball into the conversation. For him being a Dad is #1.

Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller (born November 3, 1918 in Van Meter, Iowa), nicknamed the "Heater from Van Meter" and "Rapid Robert", played for the Cleveland Indians, his only team, for 18 years, being one of "The Big Four" Indians pitching rotation in the 1950s, along with Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia. He ended his career with 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, and led the American League in strikeouts seven times and bases on balls eight times. He pitched three no-hit games and shares the major league record with 12 one-hitters. Feller was the first pitcher to win 20 or more games before the age of 21. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year of eligibility. When he was 17 years of age, he struck out 17 batters; he and Kerry Wood are the only two players ever to strike out their age (Wood struck out 20 on May 6, 1998).

Feller was taught to pitch by his father, an Iowa farmer, who built a diamond for his son, and installed a generator and electric lights in his barn for night practice. Although Feller's childhood dream was to pitch for the University of Notre Dame, he was signed by scout Cy Slapnicka for $1 and an autographed baseball. On Opening Day 1940, Feller pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox, with the help of a diving play on the final out by second baseman, Ray Mack.

When Feller retired in 1956, he held the dubious major league record for most walks in a career (1,764), and for most hit batsmen. He still holds the 20th Century record for most walks in a season (208 in 1938).

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Buddy Bell was born while his father, Gus, was playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was drafted as a promising prospect in 1969 by the Indians. His 1st appearance in the Majors was with the Indians in 1972, mostly in the outfield, but afterwards becoming a fixture at third base. Bell was a solid, but not overpowering, right-handed hitter on a mostly lackluster Indians team. He was named to the All-Star team in 1973.

As player
Cleveland Indians (1972–1978)Texas Rangers (1979–1985)Cincinnati Reds (1985–1988)Houston Astros (1988)Texas Rangers (1989)
As manager
Detroit Tigers (1996–1998)Colorado Rockies (2000–2002)Kansas City Royals (2005–2007)
Career highlights and awards
5× All-Star (1973, 1980–1982, 1984)6× Gold Glove Award (1979–1984)Silver Slugger Award (1984)Texas Rangers Hall of Fame