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Chris Chambliss "Champ"
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Before reaching the majors, this player was the first freshman to win a batting title in the American Association while playing for a team in Wichita.
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This player was the key acquisition in a 1974 deal that the New York media infamously dubbed 'The Friday Night Massacre' because the team traded away four pitchers.
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This player famously hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of the 1976 American League Championship Series to secure the franchise's first pennant since 1964.
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Career Totals
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WAR
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AB
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H
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HR
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BA
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R
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RBI
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SB
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OBP
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SLG
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OPS
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OPS+
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27.5
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7571
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2109
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185
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.279
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912
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972
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40
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.334
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.415
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.749
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109
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Statistics via Baseball-Reference.com
The Original Clue
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