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Darryl Strawberry "Straw"
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Before reaching the professional level, this player was a high school standout at Crenshaw High in Los Angeles, where he once squared off against future NFL Hall of Famer John Elway in a city championship game at Dodger Stadium.
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Drafted as the number one overall pick in 1980, this player spent his first professional season in the rookie-level Appalachian League in Kingsport, Tennessee.
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Renowned for a power-hitting stroke that generated 335 career home runs, this player eventually found a late-career resurgence as a member of the New York Yankees, signing with the club multiple times between 1995 and 1999.
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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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42.2
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5418
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1401
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335
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.259
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898
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1000
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221
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.357
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.505
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.862
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138
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Statistics via Baseball-Reference.com
The Original Clue
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