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    George Herman Ruth, Jr

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    Leage Career Statistics • Batting average: 342 • Home runs: 714 • Hits: 2‚873 • RBI: 2‚213 • Pitching W/L record: 94-46 • ERA: 2.28 Tuesday‚ February 5‚ 13 More Stats of the King • Top Ten in MLB history in the following categories: • 3rd on home run list – 714 • 10th in batting average .342 • 2nd on RBI list – 2‚213 • 2nd on all-time slugging % – .690 • 2nd on all-time on-base % – .474 • 1st on all-time OPS – 1.164 • 4th on all-time runs list – 2‚174 • 6th on all-time total bases list –

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    He also hit his first pro home run 10 days after against his former college teammate which was the pitcher. His first season ended shortly after he had to get surgery on his left elbow. For the last 2 season he has been in the top 25 in doubles he hit 33 doubles in 2015 and 30 doubles

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    Home and Sharper Scissors

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    Scissors Scissors are hand-operated cutting instruments made of regular steel‚ stainless steel‚ or more exotic materials in which a handle is fitted to its metal blades. Homes usually keep at least a pair of scissors for household use. Doctors use scissors to cut gauzes. Children use scissors with dull blades to cut papers. Dressmakers use sharper scissors to cut fabric. There are also times that the user got blisters on thumbs and fingers after doing an arts and craft project. Even though scissors

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    Hank Aaron Biography

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    Atlanta Braves‚ Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth ’s career home run record. Hank Aaron stayed in Atlanta to work in the Braves ’ front office‚ where he became one of the first blacks in upper-level management as vice-president of player development. Accomplishments: He broke ground for the participation of African Americans in professional sports. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth ’s career home run record‚ although he hit a respectable .280 with 13 home runs before breaking an ankle in September. In 1955‚ Aaron

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    For as long as sports have been around‚ countless numbers of athletes have been driven towards being the best. As sports become more competitive‚ many athletes find several ways to improve their strengths and abilities. One possible solution to the problem is the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Specifically Steroids‚ which flourished in Major League Baseball in the 1970s. During the 1900s steroids quickly became much more excessively used and widespread. Awareness of the problem was initially

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    Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead

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    the world. Walt Disney was born in Chicago‚ Illinois. Mark McGwire - For his career‚ McGwire averaged a home run once every 10.61 at bats‚ the lowest at bats per home run ratio in baseball history. In 1987‚ he broke the single-season home run record for rookies‚ with 49. In 1998‚ McGwire achieved national fame for their home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris’ single season home run record; McGwire

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    In any tragedy‚ the tragic hero is a righteous character who is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. Three main theories of the tragic hero are the Aristotelian model‚ the Shakespearean model‚ and the modern tragic hero. Each model has five defining characteristics‚ which are nobility‚ hamartia‚ downfall‚ anagnorisis‚ and suffering. In the Shakespearean mode of tragedy‚ the play Romeo and Juliet best models the tragic hero. For instance‚ nobility is characterized by being upper class and

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    Success Is a Journey

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    your mistakes and continue on the next journey a little wiser. One person I believe that shares my law of life is Mark McGwire. He didn’t get caught up in the home-run chase in the 1998 season‚ but instead played every game in the best way he could. And‚ most of the time‚ he helped his team. He didn’t just go out there and hit home runs because he wanted to be ahead in the end‚ but because he wanted to make it a good season for his teammates and him. I also think the 1999-2000 St. Louis Rams

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    on base percentage and highest slugging percentage. He held the most home runs hit all-time until 1974. Babe Ruth was one of the eight children in the Ruth family. His parents were George Herman Sr. and Katherine Herman. Six of his siblings died in infancy and he had only one surviving sister. His parents noticed that he was becoming very deviant as a child so they sent him to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys which was run by Catholic monks. The school was known for its strict order and discipline

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    slam. What is a home run? A home run is when you are batting and you hit one over the fence or are able to get around the bases in time before the other team players get you out. This happens all because of one great hit. A grand slam is when you hit one over the fence with all the bases full of people. This is the ultimate prize in baseball. It feels great to score 4 points for your team. I love hitting. There are four bases first base‚ second base‚ third base and home plate.

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