David Gene Parker was born on June 9,1951, and nicknamed "The Cobra, " is an American former professional baseball player.
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David Gene Parker was born on June 9,1951, and nicknamed "The Cobra, " is an American former professional baseball player.
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Dave Parker played in Major League Baseball as a right fielder from 1973 to 1991.
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Dave Parker was a member of two World Series championship winning teams with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979 and with the Oakland Athletics in 1989.
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Dave Parker was the second professional athlete to earn an average of $1 million per year, having signed a five-year, $5 million contract in January 1979.
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Dave Parker was known as a solid defensive outfielder during the first half of his career, with a powerful arm, winning three consecutive Gold Gloves during his prime.
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Dave Parker grew up in Cincinnati near Crosley Field, where he learned to play baseball on the stadium's parking lots.
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Dave Parker has said his favorite sport was football, and he starred at tailback but injured a knee in a game during his senior year and gave up the game.
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Dave Parker took after his Pirates teammate Willie Stargell in warming up in the on-deck circle with a sledgehammer.
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Dave Parker became one of the central figures in a drug scandal that spread through the major leagues.
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Dave Parker was the winner of the league's first-ever Home Run Derby in 1985.
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In Oakland, Dave Parker was able to extend his career by spending most of his time as a designated hitter.
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Dave Parker was even selected as a reserve for the 1990 All-Star Game.
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Dave Parker played for the California Angels until late in the season when he was released.
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Dave Parker has served as a first-base coach for the Anaheim Angels, a batting coach for the St Louis Cardinals in 1998, and a special hitting instructor for Pittsburgh.
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Dave Parker owned several Popeye's Chicken franchises in Cincinnati until selling his interest in them in 2012 after 25 years.
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Dave Parker is currently under consideration for the Modern Baseball era committee.
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Critics say that Dave Parker's stats fall short of accepted standards of inclusion in the Hall.
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Dave Parker has had both of his knees replaced due to injuries from his playing career.
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Dave Parker is involved in raising money to find a cure for Parkinson's disease through the Dave Parker 39 Foundation.
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Dave Parker was elected to the Reds Hall of Fame Class of 2014, which included fellow Cincinnati natives Ron Oester and Ken Griffey Jr.
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