Special Report

Greatest Baseball Player the Year You Were Born

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1957
> Player: Mickey Mantle
> Position, team: Center field, New York Yankees
> Statistics: .365 batting avg., 94 RBIs, 34 home runs

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1958
> Player: Willie Mays
> Position, team: Center field, San Francisco Giants
> Statistics: .347 batting avg., 96 RBIs, 29 home runs

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1959
> Player: Ernie Banks
> Position, team: Shortstop, Chicago Cubs
> Statistics: .304 batting avg., 143 RBIs, 45 home runs

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1960
> Player: Willie Mays
> Position, team: Center field, San Francisco Giants
> Statistics: .319 batting avg., 103 RBIs, 29 home runs

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1961
> Player: Mickey Mantle
> Position, team: Center field, New York Yankees
> Statistics: .317 batting avg., 128 RBIs, 54 home runs

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1962
> Player: Willie Mays
> Position, team: Center field, San Francisco Giants
> Statistics: .304 batting avg., 141 RBIs, 49 home runs

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1963
> Player: Sandy Koufax
> Position, team: Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
> Statistics: 1.88 ERA, 25-5 record, 306 strikeouts

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1964
> Player: Willie Mays
> Position, team: Center field, San Francisco Giants
> Statistics: .296 batting avg., 111 RBIs, 47 home runs

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1965
> Player: Willie Mays
> Position, team: Center field, San Francisco Giants
> Statistics: .317 batting avg., 112 RBIs, 52 home runs

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1966
> Player: Sandy Koufax
> Position, team: Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
> Statistics: 1.73 ERA, 27-9 record, 317 strikeouts

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