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Mark Baldwin

Mark Baldwin (1863–1929) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Born in Pittsburgh, Baldwin made his professional debut for a Cumberland, Maryland, team in 1883. He made his MLB debut for the Chicago White Stockings in 1887. Baldwin signed with the Columbus Solons of the American Association in 1889, and led the league in innings pitched (513+23), losses (34), strikeouts (368), and walks (274). In 1890, he played for the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League and was the league leader in games played as a pitcher (58), innings pitched (492), wins (33), strikeouts (206), complete games (53), and walks (249). He later played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants, then went on to a career as a physician. In 346 career MLB games, he pitched to a 154–165 win–loss record with 295 complete games. Baldwin set the single-season MLB wild pitches record with 83 that still stands today. (Full article...)

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Chlamys varia

Chlamys varia, also known as the variegated scallop, is a small bivalve mollusc in the scallop family, Pectinidae. It occurs in the North Sea, the English Channel, the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea, living at depths of up to around 100 m (330 ft) along coastal rocky areas. It typically lives under boulders or among the holdfasts of seaweeds. The shell of Chlamys varia comes in a range of colours and variegated patterns including white, pink, red, orange, yellow, or purple, and anything in between. Both valves are convex, rounded or oval, and symmetrical except for the ears on either side of the umbo. The shell does not usually exceed 6 cm (2.4 in) in length. This C. varia shell, with left and right valves shown, was found in the Adriatic Sea near Italy.

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