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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Kirk Rueter of Hoyleton has announced his |
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| retirement from major league baseball, ending a 13-year major |
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| league career; and
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| WHEREAS, During his career, he became the winningest |
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| left-handed pitcher in San Francisco Giants history; he came to |
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| the Giants from the Montreal Expos in a 1996 trade; he had |
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| joined the Expos in 1993, beginning his major league career |
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| with an impressive 8-0 mark that was the best to start a career |
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| since 1904; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 13 seasons with the Expos and Giants he went |
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| 130-92 with a 4.27 ERA and became the first Giants lefty since |
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| Carl Hubbell to win at least ten games in seven consecutive |
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| seasons; he had a 13-6 record with a 3.45 ERA for the NL West |
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| champion Giants in 1997; he finished a career-best 16-9 in |
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| 1998; and he went 13-8 with a 3.23 ERA for the 2002 pennant |
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| winners, including a victory over St. Louis in the National |
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| League Championship Series; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rueter, known in the clubhouse as "Woody", |
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| finished his career with no major injuries and 38 games over |
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| .500; he had pinpoint control over the ball and a fearlessness |
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| that impressed teammates and opponents; the Giants will host a |
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| day in his honor at a game this season; and
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| WHEREAS, He played American Legion baseball for George M. |
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| Nelms Post 446 of Centralia and helped the team reach the State |
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| tournament in 1988 after being Most Valuable Player of the |
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| Fifth Division Tourney; he pitched for Murray State University |
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| and was drafted after his junior year in the 18th round, |
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| following a season with a record of 11-2; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a 1988 graduate of Nashville Community High |