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Former Cardinals' pitcher BOB GIBSON was a record-breaking baseball player in the 1960's, and ...

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Bob Gibson was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Keith Hernandez won eleven consecutive Golden Glove Awards for fielding.
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Keith Hernandez played in two World Championships.
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The book analyzes two 1993 match-ups.
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Keith Hernandez's career spanned seventeen years.
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The book was originally broadcast on 10/6/94.
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4: Former Cardinals' pitcher BOB GIBSON was a record-breaking baseball player in the 1960's, and was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. His autobiography explores his rise from the Omaha projects to the major leagues, and being an early black ballplayer. The book is Stranger to the Game (Viking). (Originally Broadcast 10/6/94)INT 5: Former Major Leaguer KEITH HERNANDEZ. Called by some baseball purists the "finest First Baseman in the game," HERNANDEZ played with the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets, and the Cleveland Indians. He is the winner of eleven consecutive Golden Glove Awards for fielding, and played in two World Championships. HERNANDEZ's is author of Pure Baseball: Pitch by Pitch for the Advanced Fan (Harper): analysis of two 1993 match-ups, with play by play commentary, based on his seventeen years in the game. (Originally Broadcast 2

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