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Roy Cullenbine

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Greg Luzinski

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Ben Shields

Ben Shields threw left-handed but batted from the right side,…

Jim Spencer

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Johnny Watwood

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September 9, 1965: ‘A million butterflies’ and one perfect game for Sandy Koufax

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October 11, 1915: Red Sox squeeze by Pete Alexander’s Phillies in Game Three

The 1915 World Series featured the upstart Philadelphia Phillies,…

October 12, 1915: Ernie Shore leads Red Sox to Game Four victory

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This Week in SABR: June 12, 2015

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SABR Digital Library: Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox

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Mack Jones

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Gene Oliver

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Chi-Chi Olivo

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Cecil Upshaw

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Whit Wyatt

Whitlow Wyatt already had strong ties to Atlanta baseball when…

Lee Dashner

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Pete Donohue

A member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, Pete Donohue was…

Johnny Lucas

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Hank Patterson

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Gordon Rhodes

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Larry Boerner

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Babe Herman

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