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1403:1932 births
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1275:Joe Hoerner
1227:Dick Hughes
1206:Dal Maxvill
1182:Jack Lamabe
1150:Bobby Tolan
1118:Ed Bressoud
1102:Roger Maris
736:Joe Hoerner
680:Bob Allison
657:Rusty Staub
630:spinal taps
546:Opening Day
526:1961 season
494:Hal Naragon
381:clubs: the
1397:Categories
1291:Bob Gibson
1259:Al Jackson
1251:Ron Willis
1198:Ed Spiezio
1174:Curt Flood
1020:Retrosheet
954:Retrosheet
908:Retrosheet
894:Retrosheet
808:References
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614:rain delay
607:slip pitch
573:work ethic
474:Jay Porter
371:Carbondale
289:champion (
153:Strikeouts
58:1932-08-24
1166:Lou Brock
1090:champions
640:regimen.
603:curveball
502:franchise
486:San Diego
482:Jim Hegan
107:MLB debut
936:Archived
791:See also
774:Overview
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661:Ray Culp
638:exercise
595:Cot Deal
277:All-Star
1333:Coaches
1318:Manager
756:Joe Foy
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1218:NL MVP
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645:closer
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367:inning
338:closer
98:Threw:
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67:, U.S.
783:Death
655:from
649:saves
176:Teams
163:Saves
137:44–62
94:Right
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256:1965
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188:1956
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