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217:No More Eccentric Capers for Carbo
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515:Karen Andrew (January 16, 2003).
361:The Milwaukee Sentinel (AP story)
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451:"New Trial Is Slated for Pinson"
455:Beaver County Times (UPI story)
417:. June 22, 1962. Archived from
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468:Jim Odenkirk (July 23, 2009).
433:"Pinson Facing Assault Charge"
207:Gary Nolan: The Confidence Kid
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701:BBWAA Career Excellence Award
375:"Temple Punches Sportswriter"
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201:Selected articles by Lawson
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180:J. G. Taylor Spink Award
1259:Writers from Cincinnati
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472:. SABR. Archived from
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68:Sacramento, California
580:Baseball Hall of Fame
135:Cincinnati Times-Star
88:Cincinnati Times-Star
16:American sportswriter
487:Earl Lawson (1990).
457:. December 13, 1963.
439:. September 5, 1963.
421:on November 7, 2012.
651:Ford C. Frick Award
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521:Cincinnati Enquirer
145:The Cincinnati Post
129:from 1949 to 1984.
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610:Veterans Committee
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125:. He covered the
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319:Joe Nuxhall
305:Don Gullett
301:Jim Maloney
231:Don Gullett
162:Vada Pinson
111:Earl Lawson
83:Employer(s)
75:Nationality
23:Earl Lawson
1248:Categories
777:Cobbledick
763:Carmichael
703:recipients
659:Bob Prince
591:BBWAA Vote
326:References
291:Ryne Duren
211:Gary Nolan
140:Times-Star
119:Cincinnati
60:2003-01-15
44:1923-02-01
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