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1115:(1904)
1107:(1903)
1099:(1902)
1091:(1901)
1083:(1900)
1075:(1899)
1067:(1898)
1059:(1897)
1051:(1896)
1043:(1895)
1035:(1894)
924:(1923)
916:(1922)
908:(1921)
900:(1920)
892:(1919)
868:(1909)
860:(1908)
852:(1907)
828:(1892)
578:Total:
463:Total:
258:team.
76:, U.S.
59:, U.S.
564:Ohio:
489:Team
448:Ohio:
417:T–9th
411:4–4–1
342:Team
339:Year
64:Died:
44:Born:
743:2014
717:2014
676:2014
649:2014
616:2022
552:19–4
548:Ohio
531:14–3
527:Ohio
430:Ohio
425:1922
407:Ohio
402:1921
394:14th
384:Ohio
379:1920
214:and
187:and
148:1920
120:Ohio
774:at
455:5–5
440:5th
437:3–1
434:5–3
414:1–1
391:1–3
388:4–3
168:PFR
1515::
657:^
637:.
624:^
607:.
285:.
230:.
118:,
1330:e
1323:t
1316:v
1011:e
1004:t
997:v
804:e
797:t
790:v
745:.
719:.
678:.
651:.
618:.
369:)
365:(
150:)
146:(
52:)
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