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Jim Leyland. Leyland managed in 1997 and 1998. Lachermann managed from 1993 to 1995. Boles managed from 1999 to 2001. Perez, a Hall of Famer with the Reds, took over in 2001.
Three . Moises Alou, Kevin Brown, and Charles Johnson.
Robb Nen. Nen moved to the Giants in 1998, Herdia moved to the Cubs in 1998 and was joined in 2002 by Alfonseca. Cook became a member of the Anaheim Angels in 2002.
Jim Eisenreich. Eisenreich was 38, Daulton was 35, Bonilla and Cangelosi were 34.
Jeff Conine . Conine left for Kansas City in 1998 and became a Baltimore Oriole in 1999.
Third Base. Bonilla retired in 2001 with the Cardinals.
Livan Hernandez. Hernandez became a pitcher for the Giants in 1999.
Hands. Sports Illustrated magazine showed one of Alfonseca's hands and explained there were six fingers on each hand.
Edgar Renteria. The other three were outfielders. Renteria was on the 2002 Cardinals line-up.
Miami. Once known as Joe Robbie Stadium, it was renamed Pro Player Stadium in 1996. The Marlins share the stadium with the NFL's Dolphins.
3. 3B Mike Lowell, 2B Luis Castillo, LHP starter Dontrelle Willis
Kevin Brown. Brown was recovering from injury and withdrew from the roster, allowing the 21-year-old rookie to play. Willis was 14-6 with a 3.30 ERA after promotion from the Double-A Carolina Mudcats. Willis was voted the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year.
| Atlanta were the top team in the NL East. By how many games did the Marlins trail the Braves? | 2003 Florida Marlins
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10. Atlanta: 101-61, Florida: 91-71
Three Double-A Players. Urbina was acquired from the Texas Rangers.
Carl Pavano. Pavano pitched 201 innings, compared to Redman's 190, Beckett's 142, and Willis' 160. Pavano (a 13th round Red Sox pick in 1994) was the guy traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Montreal Expos for Pedro Martinez. In 2002, Pavano was part an 8-player deal between the Expos and the Marlins.
Miguel Cabrera . The Venezuelan born Third-baseman/Left fiedler was 20 years old when he debuted in 2003, after a Double-A promotion. Cabrera is a year younger than Dontrelle Willis.
Miguel Cabrera. Miguel Cabrera hit .334 and was barely edged out by Freddy Sanchez of the Pirates and his .339 for the NL batting title.
| Whose rookie record did Dan Uggla eclipse for most home runs by a rookie second basemen? | Florida Marlins 2006
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Joe Gordon. Dan Uggla hit 24 in '06. Gordon hit 25 with the Yankees in 1938.
Hanley Ramirez. Hanley was a big part of the Marlins in '06, and stole 51 bases.
| Which combination of Marlins broke the rookie record for home runs by three teamates? | Florida Marlins 2006
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Mike Jacobs, Josh Willingham, Dan Uggla. Those three broke the 1982 Minnesota Twins which featured rookies as Kent Hrbek, and Gary Gaetti, and Tom Burnansky.
New York Mets. Dontrelle hit it vs. the Mets in the thick of the Wild Card race in August.
Freddi Gonzalez. Freddi was the the 3rd base coach with Atlanta for the three years. Freddi was hired just days after the season ended.
| Which two bench players hit back to back home runs against Baltimore, extending their win streak to 9 games? | Florida Marlins 2006
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Joe Borchard, Wes Helms. Borchard and Helms anchored maybe the best bench in baseball in 2006. Also in that game, Miguel Cabrera hit a pitch that was suppose to intentionally walk him.
Joe Borowski. Joe was a former closer for the Cubs from 2001 to 2003. Joe had 36 saves becoming an elite closer in the NL. The Marlins got him via free agency from the D-Rays.
4th Place. In finishing in 4th, the Marlins had one of the most improbable seasons in MLB history. They went from 20 games under .500 back to .500 in a span of three months.
Rene Lachemann. It was Lachemann's first managing job since 1984 when he managed the Milwaukee Brewers. He led the Marlins to 64 wins in 1993, and never won more than 67 games in a season with the Marlins. He was given the boot in 1996.
Livan Hernandez and Josh Beckett. Two pitchers that sort of came out of nowhere in their respective years, and dominated the postseason.
| Who started a majority of the Marlins' games at second base during their innagural season of 1993? | Florida Marlins History
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Bret Barberie. It was the little known Bret Barberie that formed the double-play tandem with the better known Walt Weiss at shortstop. Barberie played 97 games at second base for the Marlins that season, finishing with a .277 batting average.
| What former Pittsburgh Pirate led the Marlins in home runs during their innagural 1993 season? | Florida Marlins History
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Orestes Destrade. Destrade, whom had brief stints with both the Pirates and New York Yankees, led the Marlins' lackluster offense with 20 dingers. Destrade was out of Major League Baseball by the next season.
| What Marlin hit the walk-off RBI single to beat the Cleveland Indians the 1997 World Series? | Florida Marlins History
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Edgar Renteria. The Marlins won the series in only their fifth season. Craig Counsell scored the winning run.
Jeff Conine. Jeff Conine went 1 for 1 with a game-winning solo home run in the top of the 8th inning. Sheffield didn't make the '95 all-star squad, though he was a member of the Marlins. Bonilla was an all-star in '95, but he was representing the New York Mets. Alou failed to make the team as a member of the Montreal Expos.
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