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412:1877, 1895
339:Jim Thorpe
291:Jimmy Ring
211:Jim Thorpe
843:Pop Smith
789:Al Lawson
783:Fred Lake
771:Jack Hoey
723:Jim Adams
618:Fred Lake
595:Ed Norton
449:1914–1915
418:Fitchburg
407:Ballpark
269:Fred Lake
227:Fitchburg
157:Team data
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866:See also
759:Tom Hart
385:Timeline
286:times.
284:medieval
246:Lawrence
178:Ballpark
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507:Class B
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