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Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Nov. 5:

1) Johnny Damon (1973)
The two-time World Series champion and two-time All-Star outfielder played 18 seasons for the Royals, Athletics, Red Sox, Yankees, Tigers, Rays and Cleveland. Damon accumulated a career slash line of .284/.352/.433 and a 56.3 bWAR. He led the American League in stolen bases (46) and runs scored (136) in 2000, and he topped all players in triples (11) in ‘02. Damon played a key role in winning titles with the Red Sox and – following a headline-making decision to sign with their American League rival in free agency – the Yankees, including a grand slam and two-run homer in Game 7 of the ‘04 ALCS and stealing two bases in one play in Game 4 of the ‘09 World Series.

2) Javy Lopez (1970)
Lopez had a decorated 15-year career behind the plate with the Braves, Orioles and Red Sox. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 1995 National League Championship Series en route to helping Atlanta win the World Series. Lopez earned three All-Star selections and one Silver Slugger Award while hitting a cumulative .287/.337/.491 with an .828 OPS. He also had a career fielding percentage of .992, including a league-leading .995 percentage among all catchers in ‘98.

3) Lloyd Moseby (1959)
Moseby, the second overall pick by the Blue Jays in the 1978 MLB Draft, played for Toronto and Detroit over 12 seasons. The lefty-hitting center fielder slashed .257/.332/.414 in his career, including an AL-best 15 triples in ‘84, and he earned a Silver Slugger Award and All-Star nod. Moseby was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.

4) Jon Gray (1991)
Gray was originally drafted out of high school in the 13th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Royals. The Yankees selected him out of the junior college ranks in the 10th round the following year before the Rockies took him No. 3 overall out of Oklahoma in '13. The right-hander made his Major League debut with the Rockies in ‘15 and ranked in the top 10 among NL pitchers in strikeouts in ‘16 (185) and ‘18 (183). Gray inked a four-year deal to join the Rangers before the start of the 2022 season, and in '23 he helped Texas to its first World Series title, picking up the win in Game 3 of the Fall Classic out of the bullpen against the D-backs.

5) Ice Box Chamberlain (1867)
Chamberlain recorded the most wins (157-120), innings (2,521 2/3) and strikeouts (1,133) among any pitcher born on Nov. 5. Although a right-hander, he threw lefty in at least one game during his 10-year career with the Louisville Colonels, St. Louis Browns, Columbus Solons, Philadelphia Athletics, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Spiders.

Others of note:

Harry Gumbert (1909)
Gumbert was a member of the 1942 World Series champion Cardinals. He was 143-113 with a 3.68 ERA over his 15-year career, during which he also played with the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates.

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