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Gourinho in World Baseball Association HOF Monday, November 10th , 2149 All-time he played in 2104 games, batted .309 with 126 home runs, 2333 base hits, 1058 RBIs and 989 runs scored -- stats great enough to be acclaimed a baseball immortal. Guarçia Gourinho was officially inducted into the World Baseball Association Hall of Fame today. This was his 0 time on the ballot, where he was elected with 0.0% of the vote. At his Hall of Fame induction, the superstar catcher told the audience the secret of his success: "I was born to be a ballplayer... I also practiced a lot. Sunup to sundown in the summertime my brothers and I would be on the ballfield. We did it every minute we could. Boy, I loved to play baseball. Still do, and still would, if I could. I always got a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you went through. I looked forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen." One of his managers summed up his career very well: "You saw him standing out there on the diamond and you knew you had a darn good chance to win the baseball game." Gourinho retired from baseball in 2141, when he was 40. He wore a Sao Paulo Toucans hat at his induction ceremony. |
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