Statistics are very important to baseball, perhaps as much as they are for cricket, and more than almost any other sport. Since the flow of baseball has natural breaks to it, the game lends itself to easy record keeping and statistics.
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A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness or fatigue. Relievers are further divided informally into closers, middle relief pitchers, left-handed specialists, set-up
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starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher.
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related artifacts
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Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4, 1957) is a former American Major League Baseball relief pitcher. A native of Castor, Louisiana, Smith was scouted by Buck O'Neil and drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Chicago Cubs Established 1876

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Boston Red Sox Established 1901

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St. Louis Cardinals Established 1882

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Baltimore Orioles Established 1901 Based in Baltimore since 1954

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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Established 1961

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Cincinnati Reds Established 1869

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The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until 2004. After the 2004 season, the franchise relocated to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals.
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1980 throughout the world.   This year in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1997 throughout the world.   This year in baseball
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John Anthony Franco (b. September 17, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian-American left-handed relief pitcher who has the fourth most saves in Major League Baseball. For 14 of the 20 years in his career, he played for the New York Mets.
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Cincinnati Reds Established 1869

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New York Mets Established 1962

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Houston Astros Established 1962

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1984 throughout the world.   This year in baseball
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baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world.   This year in baseball
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Trevor Hoffman

San Diego Padres — No. 51
Closing Pitcher
Born: September 13 1967 (1967--) (age 40)

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Florida Marlins Established 1993

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San Diego Padres Established 1969

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1993 throughout the world.   This year in baseball
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Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946, in Steubenville, Ohio) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics (1968–76), San Diego Padres (1977–80) and Milwaukee Brewers (1981–85).
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Oakland Athletics Established 1901 Based in Oakland since

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San Diego Padres Established 1969

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Milwaukee Brewers Established 1969 Based in Milwaukee since 1970

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1968 throughout the world.   This year in baseball
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