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| 1997 |
In Cleveland's 12-5 victory over the Twins, Casey Candaele flies out to left field in his last major league at-bat, ending his nine-year career, which included playing for the Expos, Astros, and the Indians with a .250 batting average. The utility man's mom, Helen Callaghan, a former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League star, finished her big league career with a .257 lifetime average playing for the Minneapolis Millerettes and Fort Wayne Daisies.
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| 2004 | Having earned the All-Star MVP award as a 23-year-old for pitching three perfect innings at the Astrodome in 1986, the 41-year-old Roger Clemens gives up six runs during the first inning of the 75th Midsummer Classic. Before starting the fifth inning of the American League's eventual 9-4 victory at Houston's Minute Maid Park, the much chagrined 'Rocket' receives the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award from Bud Selig for his outstanding 21-year career. |
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