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Jim Abbott - An Inspiration to All

Jim Abbott was, in part, motivation for my daughter, who has a similar hand, to become a softball pitcher. She is now in the Junior Varsity team at high school.

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Jim Abbott, the former Major League Baseball pitcher was also born without a right hand and went on to win a gold medal and throw a no hitter in his career. ...
History Unblurred: The 10 Best Starting Pitchers from the 1990s
Here are the 84 Starting Pitchers from the 1990s that reached at least 200 games (listed in alphabetical order): Jim Abbott, Wilson Alvarez, Brian Anderson, ...
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Past speakers have included former baseball player Jim Abbott, quarterback Donovan McNabb, NBA legend Bill Walton and sports agent David Falk, an SU alumnus ...
[UPDATED] Nats non-tender Olsen, MacDougal
Oh, Jim Abbott too, I reckon. (Does Pete Reiser merit consideration? Depends on your emphasis.) Rounding the glass up to full: One advantage of hitting ...

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Jim Abbott on Wikipedia 

James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967 in Flint, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who is best known for playing despite having been born without a right hand. He played for the California Angels, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, from to .

He graduated from Flint Central High School and grew up in the East Village area of Flint, Michigan. While with the University of Michigan, Abbott won the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's best amateur athlete in and won a gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was drafted in the firs...

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Jim Abbott played for the California Angels, New York Yan...
Baseball Card Bust: Jim Abbott, Taz, 1993 Upper Deck Looney Tunes
Jim Abbott, Taz, 1993 Upper Deck Looney Tunes. Names: Jim Abbott, Taz. Teams: California Angels, The World Umpires Association. Positions: Ace, umpire. Value of card: Two doodles of genitalia. Key 1992 stat: One nonsensical headline ...
A to Z Angels: Jim Abbott
After that, Jim took a year off from baseball, but, then came back to pitch in 1998 and 1999 for the White Sox and Brewers. Memorable Moments/Games: On September 4, 1993, as part of the Yankees, Abbott pitched a no-hitter against the ...
Jim Abbott
Jim Abbott was a pitcher for the [[University of Michigan baseball team]]. Born with no right hand, he went to the University of Michigan on a baseball scholarship. Abbott led the Wolverines to Big Ten titles in his freshmen and junior ...

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