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373:Recognition
362:Down You Go
185:Early years
22:John Kieran
1513:Categories
1042:Cobbledick
1028:Carmichael
968:recipients
835:BBWAA Vote
546:References
291:syndicated
247:grand slam
234:The Times'
179:naturalist
46:1892-08-02
1490:Whiteside
1420:Salsinger
1399:Ringolsby
1189:Isaminger
1126:Fullerton
1077:Drebinger
385:with the
332:Riverdale
266:and host
207:cum laude
191:The Bronx
141:Relatives
1483:Stockton
1455:W. Smith
1448:R. Smith
1441:K. Smith
1434:C. Smith
1266:Lebovitz
1231:Kurkjian
1168:Holtzman
732:March 2,
696:June 26,
675:. P. 75.
640:magazine
610:June 26,
569:June 26,
494:(1964),
460:(1946),
391:baseball
280:Cold War
278:and the
147:(sister)
1476:Stevens
1392:Richman
1378:Reicher
1336:Murnane
1252:Lardner
1224:Koppett
1140:Gammons
1098:Elliott
1056:Collier
1049:Collett
1021:Cafardo
851:(88.2%)
845:(77.8%)
525:Sources
413:of the
210:) from
157:(niece)
152:(niece)
124:
116:
99:Spouses
1406:Runyon
1371:Povich
1364:Peters
1350:Newhan
1343:Murray
1329:Munzel
1322:Mercer
1308:McGuff
1294:Madden
1259:Lawson
1217:Kieran
1196:Kaegel
1182:Hunter
1175:Hummel
1161:Holmes
1147:Graham
1119:Fraley
1112:Feeney
1084:Dryden
1070:Daniel
1063:Conlin
1014:Burick
986:Angell
671:
496:Boston
488:(1959)
218:Career
168:(1973)
162:Awards
131:Parent
1497:Young
1469:Stark
1462:Spink
1413:Saidt
1357:Ocker
1315:Meany
1301:McCoy
1273:Lewis
1210:Kelly
1203:Kaese
1154:Hagen
1105:Falls
1091:Durso
1035:Chass
1007:Brown
1000:Broun
993:Broeg
979:Addie
421:Books
293:show
118:(
114:
1385:Rice
1287:Lowe
1280:Lieb
1245:Lang
1238:Lacy
1133:Gage
773:IMDb
734:2021
698:2016
669:ISBN
650:Cf.
638:Time
612:2016
571:2016
239:Time
75:, US
62:Died
56:, US
40:Born
771:at
317:CBS
254:NBC
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