" One of the biggest stories of the season transpired as the club made a midseason deal for Fred McGriff, which was drawn out for nearly a month as McGriff debated waiving his no-trade clause, as the Cubs led the wild card race by 2. 5 games in early September.

* 1963 – Fred McGriff, American baseball player

But despite the Giants ' great record, the Atlanta Braves — fueled by solid seasons from David Justice, Ron Gant, Deion Sanders and their midseason acquisition of Fred McGriff from the San Diego Padres — came back from a ten-game deficit to the Giants to win the NL West by a single game.

A trade was also made with the Toronto Blue Jays where Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar were traded for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez.

In 1992, the Padres lineup featured the " Four Tops ," who as the name implies occupied the top four slots in the Padres batting order most of the time: Tony Fernández, Tony Gwynn, Gary Sheffield, and Fred McGriff.

** Fred McGriff, American baseball player

Fred McGriff is the only current retired recipient of the Wampum Willy Award.

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Before the 1991 season, Fernández was traded to the San Diego Padres in a major deal that also sent Jays star Fred McGriff to San Diego in exchange for Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter.

The Padres subsequently dealt him to the Toronto Blue Jays along with Roberto Alomar in exchange for star players Fred McGriff and Tony Fernández.

The team that season traded stars Fred McGriff and Gary Sheffield in fire sales.

On December 5, 1990, Alomar and Joe Carter were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernández.

This hit made Guerrero only the fourth player ( Frank Robinson, Dave Winfield, Fred McGriff ) to record 1, 000 hits as a National League player and as an American league player.

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Crawford batted. 301 in 2005, becoming just the third. 300 hitter in Devil Rays history, joining Aubrey Huff (. 311 in 2003 ) and Fred McGriff (. 310 in 1999 ).

This fire occurred on the same day that Fred McGriff joined the Braves.

He became the third Atlanta Brave to hit two home runs on Opening Day, joining Fred McGriff and Joe Torre.

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* Fred McGriff ( 1826 )

In his first All-Star season, he contended for the Triple Crown for much of the year ; while he missed out on the home run ( 33, two fewer than the leader, teammate Fred McGriff ) and RBI ( 100, nine fewer than leader Darren Daulton ) titles, he did win the National League batting title with a. 330 average.

A Fred McGriff home run off the foul pole in the fifth left Atlanta ahead 9 – 0.

Fred McGriff, who went two for three with a sacrifice fly, had single RBIs in the first, third, and fifth innings, while Marquis Grissom added a run-scoring single in the sixth.

* 1947 – Fred Stanley, American baseball player

* 1898 – Fred Haney, American baseball player, manager, and coach ( d. 1977 )

* 2012 – Fred Bradley, American baseball player ( b. 1920 )

* Fred Cone ( baseball ) ( 1848 – 1909 ), pioneer professional baseball player

* 1888 – Fred Merkle, American baseball figure ( d. 1958 )

Ralph Merkle is the grandnephew of baseball star Fred Merkle, the son of Theodore Charles Merkle, director of Project Pluto and the brother of Judith Merkle Riley, a historical writer.

While playing first base for Lafayette High School's baseball team with teammate and friend Fred Wilpon, he was spotted by Milt Laurie, the father of two Lafayette teammates and a baseball coach.

* Fred Rico, major league baseball player

Former baseball player Fred Lynn was a resident of El Monte.

The following important figures were also born in Villa Rica: Coca-cola business tycoon and former mayor of Atlanta Asa Griggs Candler ; former Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and tenth president of Emory University Warren Akin Candler ; former baseball star Fred " Dixie " Walker ; former University of Georgia offensive tackle Ken Shackleford ; and former NFL punter Herman " Thunderfoot " Weaver.

* Fred Wigington, baseball player

* Fred Smith, baseball player, was born in New Diggings.

* Fred McMullin ( 1891 – 1952 ), baseball player

* Fred Abbott, Major League baseball player

As a pre-teen, Pebbles was an excellent baseball player, which led to a misadventure involving her father Fred ( as seen in the primetime special The Flintstones: Little Big League ).

'" These articles turned the tide of both baseball owners and public opinion against Frazee, and Fred Lieb's vilification of Frazee in his biography of the Red Sox portrayed him implicitly as a Jew.

He received a lifetime baseball pass from the Angels ' Fred Haney.

At the age of 13, after his father hit his mother again, Fred threatened to attack his father with a baseball bat, but didn't do it and stayed with his aunt for six months until his mother asked him to return home.

* Fred Applegate ( 1879-1968 ), American baseball player

His brother Fred Bell, also played baseball.

* Fred Mitchell ( baseball ) ( 1878 – 1970 ), baseball manager of the 1910s