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Vaughn Notable Sports Figures
Career Statistics
speed had slowed. Vaughn scoffed at any suggestions
that he would retire at age thirty-four. Meanwhile, the
Mets threatened to terminate his contract if the slugger
did not lose weight and get into shape before the start of
the 2003 season. “I’m not going out like this,” a determined
Vaughn told Pete Caldera of the Record (Bergen
County, New Jersey). “I want to be the dude that I was. I
think I can play this game five more years.”
Whether or not Vaughn will make his promised
comeback remains to be seen. When he does retire,
Vaughn will be remembered for his batting prowess,
charisma, large-heartedness, and leadership abilities. It
is with this combination of talents and qualities that
Vaughn has made his own personal, and very significant,
contribution to modern baseball.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Periodicals
Caldera, Pete. “Slugger Promises Less Mo.” Record
(Bergen County, NJ) (September 17, 2002): S5.
Callahan, Gerry. “Clashing Sox.” Sports Illustrated (August
10, 1998): 88.
Callahan, Gerry. “Sox Appeal.” Sports Illustrated (October
2, 1995): 42.
Cavanaugh, Jack. “Mo Vaughn: Still Smiling after All
These Years.” New York Times (July 9, 1995): 8-1.
“Mets Owner Tells Mo to Get in Shape.” Associated
Press (November 2, 2002).
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Yr Team Avg GP AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB
1991 BOS .260 74 219 21 57 4 32 26 43 2
1992 BOS .234 113 355 42 83 13 57 42 67 3
1993 BOS .297 152 539 86 160 29 101 79 130 4
1994 BOS .310 111 394 65 122 26 82 57 112 4
1995 BOS .300 140 550 98 165 39 126 68 150 11
1996 BOS .326 161 635 118 207 44 143 95 154 2
1997 BOS .315 141 527 91 166 35 96 86 154 2
1998 BOS .337 154 609 107 205 40 115 61 144 0
1999 ANA .281 139 524 63 147 33 108 54 127 0
2000 ANA .272 161 614 93 167 36 117 79 181 2
2002 NYM .259 139 487 67 126 26 72 59 145 0
TOTAL .294 1485 5453 851 1605 325 1049 711 1407 30
ANA: Anaheim Angels; BOS: Boston Red Sox; NYM: New York Mets.
Awards and Accomplishments
1987–89 All-America Team
1989 Big East Conference Player of the Decade
1995 American League Most Valuable Player
1995 All-Star
1998 All-Star
Ryan, Bob. “It’s a Nice Tribute to This Nice Guy.”
Boston Globe (November 17, 1995): 88.
Other
“Mike Easler.” BaseballLibrary.com. httphttp://www.
pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/E/Easler_
Mike.stm (December 10, 2002).
“Mike Easler Statistics.” Baseball-Reference.com.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/easlemi01.
shtml (December 10, 2002).
“Mo Vaughn.” BaseballLibrary.com. http://www.
pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/V/Vaughn_
Mo.stm (December 10, 2002).
“Mo Vaughn Statistics.” Baseball-Reference.com.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vaughmo01.
shtml (December 11, 2002).
Jesse Ventura
1951-
Sketch by Wendy Kagan
American wrestler
Known as Jesse “The Body” Ventura as a wrestler
with the American Wresting Federation, and later
with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Jesse Ventura
appealed in 1998 to Minnesota voters who wanted a
change in the governor’s mansion. Change they got
when Ventura became governor Ventura. A master of
self-reinvention, Ventura has reached the top of four professions:
in the Navy as a member of the elite cadre of
commandos known as SEALs, as one of the most popular
pro wrestlers in the United States, as a Hollywood
movie actor, and finally as a politician.