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    What do the following Major League Baseball players have in common: George Brett, Johnny Bench, Brooks Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Greenberg, Lou Boudreau?

    Question #47780. Asked by robboy. (May 24 04 9:35 PM)


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    They were all AL MVPs:

    George Brett -1980
    Johnny Bench - 1970, 1972
    Brooks Robinson - 1964
    Joe DiMaggio -1939, 1941, 1947
    Hank Greenberg - 1935, 1940
    Lou Boudreau -1948
    http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/awards/mlb_awards_content.jsp?content=mvp_history

    They all wore number 5, and their number is retired:

    George Brett - Kansas City Royals
    Johnny Bench - Cincinnati Reds
    Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
    Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees
    Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers
    Lou Boudreau - Cleveland Indians

    http://www.baseball1.com/bb-data/bbd-run.html">http://www.baseball1.com/bb-data/bbd-run.html

    May 24 04, 11:13 PM


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