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Relocation, Descent, and Rejuvenation

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Buck Rodgers: On the Road to Anaheim

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twice won 20 games and earned the 1964 Cy Young Award — when it was still given to one pitcher in the major leagues.

Bo and Dean: A Lifetime of Fun and Friendship

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Baseball Scouts in the Movies

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“Never Make the Same Mistake Once: Remembering USC Baseball Coach Rod Dedeaux

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Greater Los Angeles Area Colleges: Major League Mass-Production

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Lamentation: California Angels, October 1986

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Baseball at Sepulveda Dam: One Afternoon, Three Hall of Famers

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pose with their father William at Belvedere Park.

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Los Angeles Angels executive Roland Hemond, right, talks with two 1961 USC players before the expansion draft. (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

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Henry Chadwick Award: Clifford S. Kachline

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Henry Chadwick Award: John B. Holway

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Henry Chadwick Award: Sean Forman

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