Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt said Carter continued to inspire him in later years.

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He knew nothing about the strikeouts by Steve Carlton or the home runs by Mike Schmidt.

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At Ministry Health Care, a health maintenance organization in northern Wisconsin, I talked to head of recruiting Mike Schmidt.

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Overall, Rice ranks as the second best offensive player of the mid '70s to mid '80s, right behind Hall-of-Famer Mike Schmidt.

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July 8, 1977 Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt charges the mound and throws punches after he was hit in the back by a pitch from Pittsburgh's Bruce Kison.

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But if the names Bob Gibson, Leon Wagner, Joe Rudi, Greg Maddux, Reggie Smith, Willie Stargell, Mike Schmidt, Kenny Lofton and lately Albert Pujols mean anything to you... well, you get the picture.

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Through the years, players flashed the least power during the 1920s, '30s, and '70s, a fact that lifts the relative slugging feats of Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx and Mel Ott (all of whom played in the '20s and '30s), along with those of Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell and Dave Kingman ('70s and '80s).

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CNN's Doug Gross, Emily Schmidt, Elise Labott and Mike Ahlers contributed to this report.

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