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Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia
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Tommy Davis dies at 83
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Yankees' Donaldson calls Black opponent Jackie Robinson
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Frank Robinson, baseball's fearsome trailblazer, dies at 83
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Hall of Fame outfielder Frank Robinson, 1st black manager in Major
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Frank Robinson, Baseball Hall of Famer, dies at 83 – Orange County
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Tommy Davis dies at 83
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Frank Robinson, baseball's fearsome trailblazer, dies at 83
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Batting champ talked out of signing with Yankees by Jackie
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Ralph Branca, beloved Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up 'Shot
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Frank Robinson, Baseball Hall of Famer, dies at 83 – Orange County
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Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier with the
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Tommy Davis, Dodgers' two-time NL batting champ, dies at 83
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Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier with the