James “Peanut” Davenport

James "Peanut" Davenport (1933-2016) of Siluria, Shelby County, was a baseball and football standout at the University of Southern Mississippi before entering Major League Baseball in 1958. He played his entire career with the San Francisco Giants, retiring in 1970, and was awarded the Golden Glove in 1962. Davenport also briefly managed the Giants in 1985.

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Henry Manush

Henry Manush (1901-1971), a native of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, began his 17-year Major League Baseball career in 1923 with the Detroit Tigers. He later played for the St. Louis Browns, the Washington Senators, the Boston Red Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1964, Manush was the first native Alabamian inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Bob Veale

Birmingham native Bob Veale (1935- ) was a major-league pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1964-1971, a team leader in strikeouts for seven seasons and part of the Pirates' 1971 World Series winning team. He closed out his career with the Boston Red Sox from 1972-74.

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Guy “Alabama Blossom” Morton

Guy "Alabama Blossom" Morton (1893-1934), a native of Vernon, Lamar County, played his entire Major League Baseball career in Cleveland from 1914-1924. In March 2001, the Indians organization named Morton one its "Top 100 Indians."

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Terry Moore

Terry Moore (1912-1995) a native of Vernon, Lamar County, played for Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals from 1935-1948 (missing three seasons during World War II), including World Series victories in 1942 and 1946. In 1954, Moore also briefly managed the Philadelphia Phillies.

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George Foster

Tuscaloosa native George Foster (1948- ) was a Major League Baseball player who played for several teams, beginning with the San Francisco Giants in 1969. He had a successful career, including three World Series appearances with the Cincinnati Reds. As a Red, he led the National League with 52 home runs in 1977 and later in his career also played for the New York Mets and Chicago White Sox.

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Frank Lary

Northport native Frank Lary (1930-2017) pitched in the minor leagues during the early 1950s before he was called up to the major leagues by the Detroit Tigers in 1954. He also played for the New York Mets, the Milwaukee Braves, and the Chicago White Sox before retiring in 1965. Lary was known as "The Yankee Killer" due to his career 28-13 record against the New York Yankees.

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Frank “Pig” House

Bessemer native Frank "Pig" House (1930-2005) was a major-league catcher with the Detroit Tigers from 1950-1958. He later played with the Kansas City Athletics, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Baltimore Orioles before retiring in 1960, and was inducted in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.

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Cleon Jones

Mobile native Cleon Jones (1942- ) played football for Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University before joining the New York Mets in 1963. He was part of the "Miracle Mets" who upset the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series. Jones played his last season with Chicago White Sox in 1976 and was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1991.

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Ivy Paul Andrews

Dora native Ivy Paul Andrews (1907-1970) was a major-league pitcher during the 1930s, throwing for the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns, and the Cleveland Indians team that won the 1937 World Series. Following his major-league career, Andrews returned to Alabama as pitching coach for the minor-league Birmingham Barons. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1985

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Willie McCovey

Mobile native Willie McCovey (1938-2018) played five years of minor league ball before his Major League Baseball debut in 1959 with the San Francisco Giants. He earned the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year award and went on to play 19 seasons for the Giants in a career that spanned 22 years.

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Emory “Bubba” Church

Birmingham native Emory "Bubba" Church (1924- ) played baseball at West End High School and Louisiana State University before joining the Philadelphia Phillies in 1950 as a member of the so-called "Whiz Kids" that led the team to the World Series. Church also played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs before retiring in 1955.

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