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Andre Dawson. Their youth, speed and talent soon made them the talk of the baseball world. Cromartie hit his first major league home run against the
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Man" across his chest and the number 49 from his playing days on the back. The match ended with
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of the Detroit Tigers (whom Cromartie met while the two played in Japan) teamed up to form "Sports Dent" in
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competing for the open right field job, but was sent to "Expoville," the Expos' minor league complex in
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2097:"Ex-Expo Warren Cromartie Heads Group Studying Viability of Returning Baseball to Montreal"
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Cromartie signing his contract with the Expos in 1973 as scout
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1461:. Baseball in Living Color: Negro Leagues Baseball History.
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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League batting statistics
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championship. In the deciding game of the series with the
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season was set to begin, the Expos acquired first baseman
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The Expos were uninterested in re-signing LeFlore for the
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in the first round of June 1972 secondary draft, and the
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September 6, 1974, for the Montreal Expos
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1902:(Interview). Interviewed by Erik Malinowski. Fox Sports
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Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
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April 6, 1984, for the Yomiuri Giants
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June 2, 1990, for the Yomiuri Giants
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1949:"Japanese Baseball May Change 'Foreigners' Rule"
1773:"Joel Youngblood Makes History With Mets, Expos"
1720:"1981 National League Division Series, Game One"
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1566:"How Do Expos Spell Trouble? L-e-F-l-o-r-e"
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2154:"Former MLB Player Roughs Up Angry Tiger"
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732:1981 National League Championship Series
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2173:Cromartie, Warren and Whiting, Robert.
1760:. Baseball-Reference.com. June 7, 1982.
1609:. Baseball-Reference.com. July 4, 1980.
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1738:"Oliver 'Will Make the Difference'"
1607:"New York Mets 9, Montreal Expos 5"
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1494:"Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3"
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1433:Cesar Brioso (September 15, 2000).
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1928:"Cromartie Likes Japan's Pitching"
1856:Robert Whiting (August 21, 1989).
1836:"Disgusted Cromartie Off to Japan"
1815:"Expos Thump Reds Ace for Victory"
1771:Ralph Bernstein (August 5, 1982).
1698:Michael Farber (August 21, 1981).
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2152:Alastair Himmer (June 18, 2007).
2010:"Cromartie Career Ends at Age 37"
1969:"Yomiuri Wins Japan Series Title"
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1479:Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal
1414:"A Bargain, And Bye-bye Basement"
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1988:Ken Willis (March 25, 1991).
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259:Career highlights and awards
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2209:Baseball Reference (Minors)
2030:"Past Yomiuri Giants Stars"
1412:Bob Dunn (August 8, 1977).
1345:Take Me Out to the Ballgame
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1794:"Cromartie & Francona"
1734:Bob Elliott (sportswriter)
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1778:Portsmouth Daily Times
1705:The Gazette (Montreal)
1498:Baseball-Reference.com
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1361:professional wrestling
1297:Golden Baseball League
1221:Cromartie began doing
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2220:at Baseball Biography
2018:. September 16, 1991.
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414:secondary draft, the
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325:Major League Baseball
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1842:. December 29, 1983.
1669:. November 29, 1980.
1626:The Day (New London)
831:San Francisco Giants
588:National League East
492:to bat .337 for the
75:Miami Beach, Florida
2117:"Names in the News"
1977:. October 30, 1989.
1293:Japan Samurai Bears
1287:'s North Campus in
1179:. Rush lead singer
825:Cromartie became a
720:Los Angeles Dodgers
697:St. Louis Cardinals
599:Shift to first base
2201:Baseball Reference
2123:. August 10, 1993.
2121:The Daily Sentinel
1862:Sports Illustrated
1649:. October 6, 1980.
1547:"Warren Cromartie"
1419:Sports Illustrated
1311:. It aired on the
1218:, hit bookstores.
947:Kansas City Royals
941:Kansas City Royals
927:Kintetsu Buffaloes
665:the players strike
576:Pittsburgh Pirates
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293:(1986, 1987, 1989)
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1974:Ocala Star-Banner
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