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3 unusual facts about Ray Lankford


Ray Lankford

His uncle, Carl Nichols, was also a professional baseball player and spent parts of six seasons in the major leagues.

Criticism of his always high strikeout totals helped prompt the trade, even though he had continued to be more productive statistically than many of the other outfielders receiving playing time in St. Louis, including journeyman utility player Craig Paquette and rookie Kerry Robinson.

Once again he saw his playing time dip late in the season after the Cardinals acquired Larry Walker from the Colorado Rockies in late August.



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