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1449:Sabean
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1399:1997:
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1391:1996:
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1369:Thomas
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1343:1990:
1337:Hemond
1335:1989:
1329:Claire
1327:1988:
1319:1987:
1313:Cashen
1311:1986:
1303:1985:
1295:1984:
1289:Peters
1287:1983:
1281:Dalton
1279:1982:
1273:McHale
1271:1981:
1263:1980:
1257:Peters
1255:1979:
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1231:1976:
1223:1975:
1215:1974:
1209:Howsam
1207:1973:
1201:Hemond
1199:1972:
1193:Tallis
1191:1971:
1185:Dalton
1183:1970:
1177:Murphy
1175:1969:
1167:1968:
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1151:1966:
1143:1965:
1137:Devine
1135:1964:
1129:Devine
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1001:Rickey
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993:Yawkey
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953:Barrow
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921:Barrow
919:1937:
913:Rickey
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829:(1990)
741:(1966)
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117:Career
76:, U.S.
57:, U.S.
1613:Elias
1597:Zaidi
1573:Beane
1525:Beane
1417:Beane
1345:Quinn
1321:Rosen
1297:Green
1265:Smith
1241:Veeck
1233:Burke
1121:Haney
1105:Weiss
1089:Brown
1041:Weiss
1033:Weiss
1025:Weiss
1009:Veeck
929:Giles
638:Moore
633:Baird
618:Burke
399:Tampa
226:. By
131:major
1589:Hahn
1473:Ryan
1441:Ryan
1385:Hart
1377:Hart
1217:Paul
1081:Lane
1073:Paul
549:1979
545:1977
513:1974
509:1968
438:ISBN
341:ALCS
297:1979
295:and
293:1978
278:1977
243:1974
228:1971
206:and
188:1969
177:1961
152:and
63:Died
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