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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Longtime San Francisco Giants third baseman Jim Ray Hart has died. He was 74.
The Giants announced Hart's death Friday, saying he passed away Thursday in Acampo, California, following a long illness.
Hart played 11 seasons for the Giants from 1963-73. He also spent parts of two seasons with the New York Yankees before retiring in 1974.
A 1966 All-Star, Hart was a career .278 hitter with 170 home runs and 578 RBIs in 1,125 games.
San Francisco planned a moment of silence before the Giants hosted the Cubs on Friday.
Hart is survived by former wife Janet Hart-Ayala, four children, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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