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Longtime Giants 3rd baseman dies

SAN FRANCISCO — 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, Calif., 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.

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