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  1.                                  George Brett played 21 
  2.                                  years in the major 
  3.                                  leagues. Considering the 
  4.                                  start of his pro baseball 
  5.                                  career, however, itΓÇÖs 
  6. surprising that he lasted more than two pro 
  7. seasons.
  8.  
  9. In 1972, playing in his second year of minor 
  10. league baseball, for San Jose, 19-year-old 
  11. George led the California League in errors
  12. at third base. The next season, in a brief
  13. call-up to the Royals, he hit just .125. But
  14. George knew that hard work would pay off.
  15. And did it ever!
  16.  
  17. In 1975, he batted .308, leading the league 
  18. in hits and triples. From there, he never 
  19. looked back. When he finally put down 
  20.