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“He looms over the batter, brings his hands up over his head…
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Looking back more than a century after his passing, long-forgotten…
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April 30, 1887: Tip O’Neill homers twice and hits for the cycle as St. Louis Browns bash Cleveland Blues
May 16, 1950: Ted Williams, Vern Stephens combine for 4 homers and all the runs
July 25, 1969: Maine gets a glimpse of Mets’ ‘miracle’
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