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1426:Categories
1069:References
1015:Whit Wyatt
1009:Gee Walker
997:Jimmy Ryan
607:Affiliate
182:1908, 1915
966:Edd Roush
914:1928–1931
903:1926–1927
870:1922–1923
846:1919–1920
835:1916–1917
812:1913–1915
762:1902–1910
636:1889–1890
450:no-hitter
446:no-hitter
437:left the
342:Edd Roush
267:teams in
187:Team data
1203:MiLB.com
1023:See also
991:Pete Fox
667:1891 (2)
654:1891 (1)
585:Timeline
558:Avenue.
500:(1912).
480:(1925),
476:(1924),
336:(1931),
332:members
299:(1897),
295:(1895),
291:(1892),
287:(1891),
283:(1891),
275:(1887),
824:Class B
801:Class D
769:Class B
751:Class D
728:Class C
705:Class B
592:Year(s)
533:of the
484:(1911),
379:of the
359:History
322:of the
126:(1897)
81:Class D
76:Class C
71:Class B
36:–
1228:
948:alumni
604:League
595:# Yrs.
209:(1897)
204:(1895)
138:(1912)
121:(1895)
116:(1892)
111:(1891)
106:(1891)
96:(1887)
78:(1897)
631:None
601:Level
465:2–0.
1250:>
1226:ISBN
892:1925
881:1924
859:1921
791:1912
775:1911
739:1901
716:1897
693:1895
680:1892
612:1887
598:Team
433:and
421:and
259:The
40:1931
32:1887
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