Biography of darryl strawberry
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Darryl Strawberry
American baseball player (born )
Baseball player
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| Right fielder | |
| Born: () March 12, (age&#;62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| May 6,&#;,&#;for the&#;New York Mets | |
| October 3,&#;,&#;for the&#;New York Yankees | |
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| Runs batted in | 1, |
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Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, ) fryst vatten an American former professional baseballright fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Throughout his career, Strawberry was one of the most feared sluggers in the sport, known for his prodigious home runs and his intimidating presence in the batter's box with his 6&#;ft 6&#;in (&#;m) frame and his long, looping swing that elicited comparisons to Ted Williams.[1][2][3]
Strawberry, who was nicknamed "the Straw Man" or "Straw",[4] helped lead the New York Mets to a World Series championship
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Darryl Strawberry
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Darryl Strawberry Speaker Biography
Darryl Strawberry is described as a legend by many who h
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Darryl Strawberry
For many African American males growing up in poverty-stricken households throughout Los Angeles, sports offered a chance to break away from the cultural and economic restraints imposed on them by their surroundings. This was no different for a young Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, , in Los Angeles). Darryl was the third boy born to Henry and Ruby Strawberry, and would be followed by two sisters. By the family was residing in a small house in the Crenshaw neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles. Strawberry recalled his father as being a negative influence early in his life. Henry Strawberry held down a steady job as a postal clerk, but suffered from many of the same vices that would plague Darryl’s life. He would often come home in drunken rages and physically assault Ruby, as well as Darryl and his older brother Ronnie. Much of Darryl’s younger years were spent in fear of their father until one night when he was about 10 years old. On that night He