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Dec 08, 2023
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Monday was the 155th birthday of Hall of Famer Jesse Burkett, a grumpy guy who mostly played back in the nineteenth century for several teams and earned the nickname “Crab” for being a generally disagreeable cuss. He was a really good player though, who had nearly 3,000 hits, batted .338 for his career, and hit .400 in back-to-back seasons.

But wh…

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