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The Cubs Win the 2016 World Series!
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Happy Birthday Smoky Joe Wood!
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, April, 26, 1947 – Indians owner Bill Veeck shortens dimensions of outfield walls
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Heinie Zimmerman Chases Eddie Collins Across the Plate in the 1917 World Series!
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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
“Look like ladies and play like men”
So went the marching orders to the women who made up the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
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