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1 -- Pinch-hit home runs that have been hit on Opening Day. It was by Toronto rookie Al Woods on April 7, 1977, against the White Sox in his first career game. |

Rickey Henderson has 2,062 career walks -- two less than all-time leader Babe Ruth. AP
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2 -- Players who have hit three home runs on Opening Day -- Toronto's George Bell on April 4, 1988, against Kansas City and Chicago Cubs' Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes against the New York Mets on April 4, 1994. |
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3 -- Walks needed by San Diego's Rickey Henderson to surpass Babe Ruth's all-time record of 2,062. |
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4 -- Consecutive seasons that the Giants have finished ahead of the Dodgers in the standings, the longest streak for the Giants since the teams moved to the West Coast more than 40 years ago. |
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6 -- Home runs needed by Giants superstar Barry Bonds to become the 17th player in the 500 home run club. Jose Canseco is the next-closest slugger with 446 career home runs. |
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8 -- Opening Day home runs hit by Frank Robinson, the most ever. Ken Griffey Jr., Willie Mays, Eddie Matthews, Babe Ruth and Carl Yastrzemski are tied for second with seven. |
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9 -- The record for most consecutive Opening Day victories, shared by the St. Louis Browns (1937-45) and New York Mets (1975-83). |
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15 -- Presidents who have thrown out the first pitch on Opening Day. President Bush will become No. 16 when he throws the first pitch at Miller Park. The previous 15 include all of the presidents since William Howard Taft except for Jimmy Carter. Here is the complete list: Taft (2 times); Woodrow Wilson (3); Warren G. Harding (3); Calvin Coolidge (4); Herbert Hoover (4); Franklin D. Roosevelt (8); Harry Truman (7); Dwight D. Eisenhower (7); John F. Kennedy (3); Lyndon Johnson (3); Richard Nixon (2); Gerald R. Ford (1); Ronald Reagan (1); George Bush (3) and Bill Clinton (3). |
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18.99 -- The Price, in dollars, of the average cost of a ticket to a major league game, 13 percent more than last year's average of $16.67. |
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20 -- Pitchers who have 50 career shutouts. The Yankees' Roger Clemens needs five more to become the 21st. |
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29 -- Stolen bases needed by Bonds to become the 35th player with 500 for his career. Cleveland's Kenny Lofton needs 37 steals to reach 500. |
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46 -- Home runs needed by Mark McGwire to become the fourth player with 600, joining Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714) and Willie Mays (660). |
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68 -- Runs needed by Henderson to pass Ty Cobb's mark of 2,246. |
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86 -- Hits needed by Henderson to reach 3,000 for his career. |
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97 -- Hits needed by Tampa Bay's Fred McGriff to reach 2,200 for his career. Every eligible player with at least 400 home runs and 2,200 hits has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. McGriff has 417 home runs. |
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100 -- Anniversary that the American League, founded in 1901, will be celebrating this year. The first AL game was played April 24, 1901. While three other games were rained out, Chicago defeated Cleveland 8-2 at the Chicago Cricket Club in front of 14,000 fans. |
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386 -- Career home runs by Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa, who needs 14 to become the 33rd player with 400. Harold Baines needs 16, Juan Gonzalez 38 and Andres Galarraga 40 to reach the mark.
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587 -- Career doubles hit by Baltimore's Cal Ripken, who needs 13 more to become the 12 player with 600. |