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Happy birthday, Tony: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernande, who will be 25 Thursday, could become the first Blue Jay to compile an average of 300 or better for 1,000 at-bats
Happy birthday, Tony: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernande, who will be 25 Thursday, could become the first Blue Jay to compile an average of 300 or better for 1,000 at-bats

Happy birthday, Tony: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernande, who will be 25 Thursday, could become the first Blue Jay to compile an average of 300 or better for 1,000 at-bats

Date3/5/1986
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  • Happy birthday, Tony: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernande, who will be 25 Thursday, could become the first Blue Jay to compile an average of 300 or better for 1,000 at-bats
  • Happy birthday; Tony: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernande; who will be 25 Thursday; could become the first Blue Jay to compile an average of 300 or better for 1;000 at-bats.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happy birthday; Tony: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernande; who will be 25 Thursday; could become the first Blue Jay to compile an average of 300 or better for 1;000 at-bats.
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      Beginning and the end: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez grimaces after a pitch hit him in the posterior in the first inning of last night's game against Cleverland
      Beginning and the end: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez grimaces after a pitch hit him in the posterior in the first inning of last night's game against Cleverland
      Fernandez, Tony, 1962-
      4/24/1990
      On the move: Shortstop Tony Fernandez, left, and first baseman Fred McGriff are San Diego-bound after the Blue Jays' big deal yesterday
      On the move: Shortstop Tony Fernandez, left, and first baseman Fred McGriff are San Diego-bound after the Blue Jays' big deal yesterday
      Fernandez, Tony, 1962-
      5/12/1988
      Yikes! Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez made sure he was out of th eway when an untrussed chicken suddenly appeared
      Yikes! Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez made sure he was out of th eway when an untrussed chicken suddenly appeared
      Faught, Ken
      6/23/1990
      Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez poses at his home in the Dominican Republic with sons (left to right) Joel, 4 1/2, Abraham, seven months, and Jonat(...)
      Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez poses at his home in the Dominican Republic with sons (left to right) Joel, 4 1/2, Abraham, seven months, and Jonat(...)
      Cooper, David
      2/10/1989
      In Blue Jays cap, David Robinson, 11, bats with Adam Rosenfield, 12 as the wicket keeper in Grade 6 cricket house league at Upper Canada College Principal Dick Sadleir says baseball is more popular
      In Blue Jays cap, David Robinson, 11, bats with Adam Rosenfield, 12 as the wicket keeper in Grade 6 cricket house league at Upper Canada College Principal Dick Sadleir says baseball is more popular
      Bull, Ron
      5/28/1977
      Doyle Alexander may have been wondering what happened to Blue Jays' suddenly silent bats
      Doyle Alexander may have been wondering what happened to Blue Jays' suddenly silent bats
      Alexander, Doyle Lafayette
      4/15/1986
      His skills honed in his native Dominican Republic, Toronto Blue Jay shortstop Tony Fernandez leaps high to get off a throw to first base. He hails fro(...)
      His skills honed in his native Dominican Republic, Toronto Blue Jay shortstop Tony Fernandez leaps high to get off a throw to first base. He hails fro(...)
      Fernandez, Tony, 1962-
      9/11/1983
      Thumbs up for Tony: Tony Fernandez, the gifted shortstop who is waiting in the wings for the Jays, shows his left hand after removal of cast that was protecting a break
      Thumbs up for Tony: Tony Fernandez, the gifted shortstop who is waiting in the wings for the Jays, shows his left hand after removal of cast that was protecting a break
      Fernandez, Tony, 1962-
      2/20/1984
      Welecome back, Tony: In his first at bat since his cheekbone was fractured on April 7, Jays' Tony Fernandez delivered a double in the first inning against the A's last night
      Welecome back, Tony: In his first at bat since his cheekbone was fractured on April 7, Jays' Tony Fernandez delivered a double in the first inning against the A's last night
      Fernandez, Tony, 1962-
      5/2/1989
      It isn't easy: Throws from second base to first sometimes look easy to the spectators but the strain on the face and neck of the Jays' shortstop Tony Fernandez yesterday proves this isn't so
      It isn't easy: Throws from second base to first sometimes look easy to the spectators but the strain on the face and neck of the Jays' shortstop Tony Fernandez yesterday proves this isn't so
      Fernandez, Tony, 1962-
      6/15/1986
      Back in town: Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez arrived in Toronto yesterday for the first time since he was hit by a pitch while playing the Rangers nine days ago in Texas
      Back in town: Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez arrived in Toronto yesterday for the first time since he was hit by a pitch while playing the Rangers nine days ago in Texas
      Fernandez, Tony, 1962-
      4/15/1989
      There was not one overcoat among the 25 Toronto Blue Jays who arrived last night for their opening game Thursday at Exhibition Stadium. And they were (...)
      There was not one overcoat among the 25 Toronto Blue Jays who arrived last night for their opening game Thursday at Exhibition Stadium. And they were (...)
      Bezant, Graham
      4/4/1977