This one is probably common knowledge:
Kirk Gibson was a two-time World Champion and won an MVP, but was never on an All-Star team.
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Hank Aaron, who wore #44, hit exactly 44 home runs in a season 4 times:
1957, 1963 when he was tied with Willie McCovey, 1966 and...
1969 when he was second to McCovey, who had 45.
McCovey also wore #44 and both he and Aaron were from Mobile, Ala.
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Warren Spahn wore #21, was born in 1921 and won exactly 21 games in a season 8 times.
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