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Tony Gwynn, a pioneer, a legend and a Hall of Famer, dies at age 54 - Sports Illustrated
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Jim Abbott #angelsbaseball #jimabbott #MLB #pitcher
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Major League Season Recap 1978 - This Day In Baseball
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San Diego Padres album, Cardboard History Gallery
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The Lake City reporter
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How baseball changed forever in 1972: A timeline of MLB's most memorable events, 50 years later
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Ulster, Irish Baseball Ancestry - Irish American Baseball Society
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2006 Press Pass Legends album, Cardboard History Gallery
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October 7, 1975 – Pittsburgh's John Candelaria strikes out 14 Reds‚ bu, cincinnati reds
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On October 14, 2003, At Wrigley Field, three walks, three singles, thr, Baseball
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How baseball changed forever in 1972: A timeline of MLB's most memorable events, 50 years later