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1535:1981 deaths
1530:1892 births
1438:Shaughnessy
935:John Kieran
854:Whitey Ford
780:John Kieran
384:Recognition
373:Down You Go
196:Early years
33:John Kieran
1524:Categories
1053:Cobbledick
1039:Carmichael
979:recipients
846:BBWAA Vote
557:References
302:syndicated
258:grand slam
245:The Times'
190:naturalist
57:1892-08-02
1501:Whiteside
1431:Salsinger
1410:Ringolsby
1200:Isaminger
1137:Fullerton
1088:Drebinger
396:with the
343:Riverdale
277:and host
218:cum laude
202:The Bronx
152:Relatives
1494:Stockton
1466:W. Smith
1459:R. Smith
1452:K. Smith
1445:C. Smith
1277:Lebovitz
1242:Kurkjian
1179:Holtzman
743:March 2,
707:June 26,
686:. P. 75.
651:magazine
621:June 26,
580:June 26,
505:(1964),
471:(1946),
402:baseball
291:Cold War
289:and the
158:(sister)
1487:Stevens
1403:Richman
1389:Reicher
1347:Murnane
1263:Lardner
1235:Koppett
1151:Gammons
1109:Elliott
1067:Collier
1060:Collett
1032:Cafardo
862:(88.2%)
856:(77.8%)
536:Sources
424:of the
221:) from
168:(niece)
163:(niece)
135:
127:
110:Spouses
1417:Runyon
1382:Povich
1375:Peters
1361:Newhan
1354:Murray
1340:Munzel
1333:Mercer
1319:McGuff
1305:Madden
1270:Lawson
1228:Kieran
1207:Kaegel
1193:Hunter
1186:Hummel
1172:Holmes
1158:Graham
1130:Fraley
1123:Feeney
1095:Dryden
1081:Daniel
1074:Conlin
1025:Burick
997:Angell
682:
507:Boston
499:(1959)
229:Career
179:(1973)
173:Awards
142:Parent
1508:Young
1480:Stark
1473:Spink
1424:Saidt
1368:Ocker
1326:Meany
1312:McCoy
1284:Lewis
1221:Kelly
1214:Kaese
1165:Hagen
1116:Falls
1102:Durso
1046:Chass
1018:Brown
1011:Broun
1004:Broeg
990:Addie
432:Books
304:show
129:(
125:
1396:Rice
1298:Lowe
1291:Lieb
1256:Lang
1249:Lacy
1144:Gage
784:IMDb
745:2021
709:2016
680:ISBN
661:Cf.
649:Time
623:2016
582:2016
250:Time
86:, US
73:Died
67:, US
51:Born
782:at
328:CBS
265:NBC
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293:.
285:,
131:m.
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