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ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Wednesday traded center-fielder Steve Finley to San Francisco for third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo.
The 32-year old Alfonzo batted .277 with two home runs and 43 RBI in 109 games for the Giants last season. He has a .287 lifetime batting average with 146 home runs and 739 RBI and was a National League All-Star in 2000 while with the New York Mets.
Finley, 40, had a disappointing year for the Angels in 2005, batting just .222 with 12 home runs and 54 RBI in 112 games.
"Steve Finley is a player that can win games in many ways -- with his bat, his glove and his knowledge," Giants general manager Brian Sabean told MLB.com.
The veteran outfielder has a .273 lifetime average with 297 career home runs and 1,125 RBI in 17 major league seasons with Baltimore, Houston, San Diego, Arizona, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angels.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
No. 5-seeded Kevin Anderson needed to win a pair of tiebreakers Monday in claiming a first-round win at the SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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