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Dick Green
Vida Blue, Kevin Brown
John "Blue Moon" Odom,
Joe Black, Dick Gray, Mace Brown
Pete Gray
Tommy Brown, Red Schoendienst,
Dallas Green
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Colorful Game
This ball consists of players whose names have a
color in them, signed in that color.
Tommy Brown, was the youngest player, at 17 years
& 4 months, to hit a home run in this century.
Red Schoendienst was a Hall of Fame (elected 1989)
2nd baseman for the World Champion 1946 St. Louis
Cardinals, and the 1957 Milwaukee Braves. He also
managed the 1967 World Champion Cardinals.
Dallas Green was the manager of the World Champion
1980 Philadelphia Phillies.
Vida Blue was the ace of the Oakland A's pitching
staff during their 3 consecutive World Series Championships
(1972-74).
Kevin Brown was the ace of the 1997 World Champion
Florida Marlins and the 1998 National League Champion
San Diego Padres. He is the current ace of the L.A.
Dodgers.
Pete Gray was the one-armed starting outfielder
on the 1945 St. Louis Browns. He got 51 hits in
his one season of Major League ball.
John "Blue Moon" Odom, along with Vida
Blue, Ken Holtzman, and Catfish Hunter made up the
strong Oakland A's pitching staff during their three
consecutive year championship run.
Joe Black won 30 games in his 6-year career (1952-57)
and was voted Rookie of the Year in 1952 with the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
Dick Gray hit .239 in his 3-year career (1958-60)
spent with the Dodgers and Cardinals.
Mace Brown was a relief pitcher (1935-43, 1946)
who gave up Gabby Hartnett's infamous "Homer
in the Gloamin'" in 1938. 
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