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McCann ranks second (115) and Javy Lopez third (114). .evwvnJ{line-height:1.5;margin:0 auto 16px;max-width:470px;padding-left:0;position:relative;width:-webkit-fit-content;width:-moz-fit-content;width:fit-content;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g159[id="newsletterOptinstyle__Input-sc-d7sh2p-4"]{content:"kwDmpG,"}/*!sc*/ This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson agrees to four-year extension. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button{background:none;border:none;padding:0 16px 0 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}/*!sc*/ In addition to being behind the plate for Lew Burdettes gem that sealed the 1957 World Series, Crandall also homered in the eighth inning of that Game 7 win over the Yankees.","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"PhotoPart","caption":null,"contextualCaption":null,"contextualAspectRatio":null,"credit":null,"format":"jpg","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/v1585001957/mlb/mvoqfqdvg0h3pdh8gqed","type":"photo"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"**5\\. 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