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16. Dick Estelle Lakewood, 1958 His fastball got him a trip with the Giants.
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Estelle was the first Major League Baseball player from Lakewood High School, and just the second from Ocean County. Estelle signed with the San Francisco Giants on graduation day in 1960 and pitched on the 1962 National League championship team.
