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George Brett

Born: May 15, 1953
Baseball 3B-1B

AL batting champion in 3 different decades (1976,80,90); MVP in 1980; led KC to World Series title in 1985; retired after 1993 season with 3,154 hits and .305 average; inducted into Hall of Fame in '99.


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