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Al Helfer
George Alvin "Al" Helfer (September 26, 1911 – May 16, 1975) was an American radio sportscaster.
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American Association (20th century)
The American Association (AA) was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to.
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Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Big State League
The Big State League was a mid-level, Class B circuit in American minor league baseball that played for 11 seasons, from 1947 through 1957.
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Bill Skowron
William Joseph Skowron (December 18, 1930 – April 27, 2012), nicknamed "Moose", was an American professional baseball first baseman.
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Bill Sweeney (first baseman)
William Joseph Sweeney (December 29, 1904 – April 18, 1957) was an American first baseman and coach in Major League Baseball and a longtime manager at the minor league level.
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Billy Herman
William Jennings Bryan Herman (July 7, 1909 – September 5, 1992) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930s and 1940s.
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Billy Loes
William Loes (December 13, 1929 – July 15, 2010) was an American right-handed pitcher who spent eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1950, 1952–56), Baltimore Orioles (1956–59) and San Francisco Giants (1960–61).
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Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly known as Billy Martin, was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, as well as leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yankees.
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Bob Aspromonte
Robert Thomas Aspromonte (born June 19, 1938 in) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who appeared in 1,324 games over all or parts of 13 seasons (1956; 1960–71) in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Bob Darnell
Robert Jack Darnell (November 6, 1930 in Wewoka, Oklahoma – January 3, 1995) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
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Bob Turley
Robert Lee Turley (September 19, 1930 – March 30, 2013), known as Bullet Bob, was an American professional baseball player and financial planner.
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Boyd Bartley
Boyd Owen Bartley (February 11, 1920 – December 21, 2012) was a Major League Baseball player.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with a census-estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017.
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Buck Canel
Eloy "Buck" Canel (March 4, 1906 – April 7, 1980) was an American Spanish language sportscaster of Major League Baseball games.
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Buzzie Bavasi
Emil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi (December 12, 1914 – May 1, 2008) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who played a major role in the operation of three franchises from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s.
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California League
The California League is a Minor League Baseball league which operates throughout California.
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Carl Erskine
Carl Daniel Erskine (born December 13, 1926) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 through 1959.
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Carl Furillo
Carl Anthony Furillo (March 8, 1922 – January 21, 1989), nicknamed "The Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj", was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player.
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Cedar Rapids Kernels
The Cedar Rapids Kernels are a Class A minor league baseball team based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Center fielder
A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field.
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Charlie Gelbert
Charles Magnus Gelbert (January 26, 1906 – January 13, 1967) was a professional baseball player.
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Charlie Neal
Charles Lenard Neal (January 30, 1931 – November 18, 1996) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball.
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Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Chico Fernández
Humberto Fernández Pérez (March 2, 1932 – June 11, 2016), better known as Chico Fernández, was a Cuban professional baseball shortstop.
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Chuck Templeton (baseball)
Charles Sherman Templeton (June 1, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan – October 9, 1997 in Irving, Texas) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
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Clem Labine
Clement Walter Labine (August 6, 1926 – March 2, 2007) was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1950 to 1960.
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Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Connie Desmond
Cornelius "Connie" Desmond (January 31, 1908 – March 10, 1983) was an American sportscaster, most prominently for the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball.
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Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).
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Dale Mitchell (baseball)
Loren Dale Mitchell (August 23, 1921 – January 5, 1987) was an American professional baseball left fielder.
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Dearie Mulvey
Elizabeth Marie "Dearie" Mulvey (née McKeever; June 1898 – November 24, 1968) was the co-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League from through, then 25 percent minority owner through her death, with her husband, James Mulvey.
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Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan.
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Dick Williams
Richard Hirschfeld Williams (May 7, 1929 – July 7, 2011) was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front office consultant in Major League Baseball.
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Dixie Howell (catcher)
Homer Elliot "Dixie" Howell (April 24, 1920 – October 5, 1990) was an American professional baseball catcher.
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Don Bessent
Fred Donald Bessent (March 13, 1931 – July 7, 1990) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
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Don Demeter
Donald Lee "Don" Demeter (born June 25, 1935) is an American former professional baseball player.
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Don Drysdale
Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993) was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator.
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Don Elston
Donald Ray (Don) Elston (April 6, 1929 – January 2, 1995) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1953, 1957, 1958–64) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1957).
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Don Hoak
Donald Albert Hoak (February 5, 1928 – October 9, 1969), nicknamed Tiger, was an American professional baseball third baseman.
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Don Larsen
Don James Larsen (born August 7, 1929) is an American retired Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.
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Don Newcombe
Donald Newcombe (born June 14, 1926), nicknamed Newk, is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1949–51 and 1954–58), Cincinnati Reds (1958–60) and Cleveland Indians (1960).
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Don Zimmer
Donald William Zimmer (January 17, 1931 – June 4, 2014) was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Double-A (baseball)
Double-A (or Class AA) is the second highest level of play in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) in the United States after Triple-A. There are thirty Double-A teams in three leagues at this classification: Eastern League, Southern League, and the Texas League.
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Duke Snider
Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (September 19, 1926February 27, 2011), nicknamed "The Silver Fox" and "The Duke of Flatbush", was an American professional baseball player.
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Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn section of Brooklyn, New York City.
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Ed Roebuck
Edward Jack Roebuck (July 3, 1931 – June 14, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and scout.
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Elston Howard
Elston Gene "Ellie" Howard (February 23, 1929 – December 14, 1980) was an American professional baseball player.
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Enos Slaughter
Enos Bradsher Slaughter (April 27, 1916 – August 12, 2002), nicknamed "Country", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder.
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First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner to score a run for that player's team.
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Fort Worth Cats (Texas League)
The Fort Worth Cats (originally the Fort Worth Panthers) were a minor league baseball team that mostly played in the Texas League from 1888 through 1964.
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George Pfister
George Edward Pfister (September 4, 1918 in Bound Brook, New Jersey – August 14, 1997) was a catcher in Major League Baseball.
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George Scherger
George Richard Scherger (November 10, 1920 – October 13, 2011), nicknamed "'Sugar Bear", was an American professional baseball coach, player and manager.
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Georgia–Florida League
The Georgia–Florida League was a minor baseball league that existed from 1935 through 1958 (suspending operations during World War II) and in 1962–1963.
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Gil Hodges
Gilbert Ray Hodges, ne Hodge (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and manager who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Gino Cimoli
Gino Nicholas Cimoli (December 18, 1929February 12, 2011) was an American professional baseball outfielder.
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Goldie Holt
Golden Desmond Holt (March 22, 1902 – June 11, 1991) was an American professional baseball player, scout, coach and manager.
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Great Falls Electrics
The Great Falls Electrics were a minor league baseball team that operated out of Great Falls, Montana.
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Greg Mulleavy
Gregory Thomas Mulleavy (September 25, 1905 – February 1, 1980) was an American professional baseball shortstop, manager, coach, and scout.
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Hank Bauer
Henry Albert Bauer (July 31, 1922 – February 9, 2007) was an American right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball.
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History of the Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee went wild over the Braves, who were welcomed as genuine heroes.
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History of the Brooklyn Dodgers
The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American Major League baseball team, active primarily in the National League from 1884 until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, where it continues its history as the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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History of the Oakland Athletics
The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day, having begun as a charter member franchise in the new American League in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 for 14 seasons and then to its current home on the San Francisco Bay in Oakland, California, in 1968.
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Hornell Dodgers (minor league)
The Hornell Dodgers (previously the Hornell Maples and Hornell Maple Leafs) was a minor league baseball team that played in the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League between 1942 and 1957.
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Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League
The Illinois-Indiana–Iowa League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years, mostly in those three states.
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International League
The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the eastern United States and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.
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Jack Banta (baseball)
Jackie Kay Banta (June 24, 1925 – September 17, 2006) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1950.
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Jack Littrell
Jack Napier Littrell (January 22, 1929 – June 9, 2009) was a Major League Baseball shortstop in the 1950s.
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Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.
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Jake Pitler
Jacob Albert Pitler (April 22, 1894 – February 3, 1968) was an American second baseman and longtime coach in Major League Baseball.
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James Mulvey
James A. Mulvey was the co-owner of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League from through with his wife, Dearie Mulvey.
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Jerry Doggett
Jerome Howard Doggett (September 14, 1916 – July 7, 1997) was an American sportscaster who called games for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1987.
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Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the second-most-populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.
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Jim Frey
James Gottfried Frey (born May 26, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former manager and coach in Major League Baseball.
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Jim Gilliam
James William "Junior" Gilliam (October 17, 1928 – October 8, 1978) was an American second baseman, third baseman, and coach in Negro League and Major League Baseball who spent his entire major league career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher)
James Robert Hughes (March 21, 1923 – August 13, 2001) was an American professional baseball player.
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Jodie Beeler
Joseph Sam Beeler (November 26, 1921 in Dallas, Texas – October 8, 2002) was an infielder in Major League Baseball.
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Joe Becker (baseball)
Joseph Edward Becker (June 25, 1908 – January 11, 1998) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played in 40 games for the Cleveland Indians in 1936–37.
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John L. Smith (pharmaceutical executive)
John Lawrence Smith (February 10, 1889 – July 10, 1950) was a German-born American chemist, pharmaceutical executive, and sportsman.
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Johnny Kucks
John Charles Kucks (July 27, 1933 – October 31, 2013) was a pitcher for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics in Major League Baseball.
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Ken Lehman
Kenneth Karl Lehman (June 10, 1928 – December 4, 2010) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched for three different teams between the 1952 and 1961 seasons.
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Kokomo Dodgers
The Kokomo Dodgers was a minor league baseball team based in Kokomo, Indiana that was a charter member of the Midwest League.
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Lee Handley
Lee Elmer Handley (July 13, 1913 – April 8, 1970) was an American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman.
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Lee Wheat
Leroy William Wheat (September 15, 1929 – July 29, 2008) was a right-handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1954 and the Kansas City Athletics in 1955.
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Left fielder
In baseball, a left fielder (LF) is an outfielder who plays defense in left field.
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Leo Cristante
Dante Leo Cristante (December 10, 1926 – August 24, 1977) was an American professional baseball player.
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Lou Rochelli
Louis Joseph Rochelli (January 11, 1919 – October 23, 1992) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who appeared in five games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944.
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Macon Peaches
The Macon Peaches was the predominant name of the American minor league baseball franchise representing Macon, Georgia, during the 20th century.
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Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League.
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Max Macon
Max Cullen Macon (October 14, 1915 in Pensacola, Florida – August 5, 1989 in Jupiter, Florida) was a Major League baseball player, a Minor League player-manager and pitching coach, and a professional baseball scout.
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Mickey Mantle
Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed The Commerce Comet and The Mick, was an American professional baseball player.
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Midwest League
The Midwest League is a Minor League Baseball league, established in 1954 and based in the Midwestern United States.
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Minor League Baseball
Minor League Baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provide opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the major leagues.
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Montreal Royals
The Montreal Royals were a minor league professional baseball team in Montreal, Quebec, from 1897–1917 and 1928–60.
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National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league.
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New York–Penn League
The New York–Penn League is a Minor League Baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States.
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Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern, and Southeastern United States.
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Pee Wee Reese
Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23, 1918 – August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player.
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Perfect game
A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher (or combination of pitchers) pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings in which no opposing player reaches base.
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Pete Reiser
Harold Patrick Reiser (March 17, 1919 – October 25, 1981), nicknamed "Pistol Pete", was an outfielder in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and early 1950s.
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Pete Wojey
Peter Paul Wojey (December 1, 1919 – April 23, 1991) was a professional baseball pitcher.
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Pioneer League (baseball)
The Pioneer League is a Minor League Baseball league which currently operates in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States.
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Portland Beavers
The Portland Beavers was the name of separate minor league baseball teams, which represented Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Coast League (PCL).
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Pueblo Dodgers
The Pueblo Dodgers were a minor league baseball team that was located in Pueblo, Colorado and played in the Western League from 1947–1958.
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Ralph Branca
Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (January 6, 1926 – November 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1944 through 1956.
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Randy Jackson (baseball)
Ransom "Randy" Joseph Jackson (born February 10, 1926) is a former American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Chicago Cubs (1950–1955), Dodgers (1956–1958; two seasons in Brooklyn, one in Los Angeles), Cleveland Indians (1958–1959), and ended his career back with the Cubs (1959).
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Ray Hathaway
Ray Wilson Hathaway (October 13, 1916 – February 11, 2015) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in four games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945.
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Ray Perry (baseball)
Raymond Lawrence Perry (December 23, 1919 – May 3, 1973) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout.
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Ray Shearer
Ray Solomon Shearer (September 19, 1929 – February 21, 1982) was a professional baseball player.
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Reno Silver Sox
The Reno Silver Sox were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1947 to 1992.
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Right fielder
A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field.
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Rocky Nelson
Glenn Richard "Rocky" Nelson (November 18, 1924 – October 31, 2006) was an American professional baseball first baseman.
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Roger Craig (baseball)
Roger Lee Craig (born February 17, 1930) is a former pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball.
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Roosevelt Stadium
Roosevelt Stadium was a baseball park at Droyer's Point in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player, primarily as a catcher.
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Rube Walker
Albert Bluford "Rube" Walker (May 16, 1926 – December 12, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and longtime pitching coach.
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Rudy Rufer
Rudolf Joseph Rufer (October 28, 1926 – October 25, 2010) was a professional baseball player.
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Russ Meyer (baseball)
Russell Charles Meyer (October 25, 1923 – November 16, 1997) was an American professional baseball player.
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Sal Maglie
Salvatore Anthony Maglie (April 26, 1917 – December 28, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and later, a scout and a pitching coach.
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Sandy Amorós
Edmundo "Sandy" Amorós Isasi (January 30, 1930 – June 27, 1992) was a Cuban left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers.
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Sandy Koufax
Sanford Koufax (born Sanford Braun; December 30, 1935) is a former American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher.
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Second baseman
In baseball and softball, second baseman is a fielding position in the infield, between second and first base.
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Shawnee Hawks
The Shawnee Hawks were a minor league baseball team that played in the Sooner State League.
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Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions.
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Sooner State League
The Sooner State League was a Class D minor league baseball league that operated from 1947 through 1957.
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Southern League (baseball)
The Southern League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Southern United States.
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Sporting News
Sporting News is a digital sports media owned by Perform Group, a global sports content and media company.
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Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
Sporting News established the Pitcher of the Year Award in 1944.
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St. Paul Saints (1901–60)
The St.
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Starting pitcher
In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team.
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Texas League
The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which operates in the South Central United States.
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Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.
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Thomasville Dodgers
Thomasville, Georgia was home to several minor league baseball teams from 1913–1963, most of them in the Georgia–Florida League.
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Tim Thompson
Charles Lemoine "Tim" Thompson (born March 1, 1924) is a retired American professional baseball player and former catcher in the Major Leagues.
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Tom Morgan (baseball)
Tom Stephen Morgan (May 20, 1930 – January 13, 1987) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
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Tom Saffell
Thomas Judson Saffell (July 26, 1921 – September 10, 2012) was an American professional baseball outfielder.
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Tom Sturdivant
Thomas Virgil Sturdivant II (April 28, 1930 – February 28, 2009) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and New York Mets.
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Tommy Holmes
Thomas Francis Holmes (March 29, 1917 – April 14, 2008) was an American right and center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played nearly his entire career for the Boston Braves.
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Tommy Lasorda
Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22, 1927) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who is best known for his two decades as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Triple-A (baseball)
Triple-A (or Class AAA) is the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States and Mexico.
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Vin Scully
Vincent Edward Scully (born November 29, 1927) is an American retired sportscaster.
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Walt Moryn
Walter Joseph "Moose" Moryn (April 12, 1926 – July 21, 1996) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder.
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Walter Alston
Walter Emmons Alston (December 1, 1911 – October 1, 1984), nicknamed "Smokey", was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball He is best known for managing the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 through 1976, and signed 23 one-year contracts with the He had a calm, reticent demeanor, for which he was sometimes also known as "The Quiet Man." Alston grew up in rural Ohio and lettered in baseball and basketball at Miami University in Oxford.
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Walter O'Malley
Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 – August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979.
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WEPN (AM)
WEPN (1050 AM) is a 24-hour Hispanic sports talk formatted radio station licensed to New York City and featuring national and local sports talk programs and live broadcasts of sports matches.
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Western League (1900–1958)
The Western League was the name of several leagues in American minor league baseball.
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Whitey Ford
Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1928), nicknamed "The Chairman of the Board" is an American former professional baseball pitcher who spent his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees.
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Wichita Falls Spudders
The Wichita Falls Spudders were a minor league baseball team that formed in 1920 and played its last game in 1957.
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WWOR-TV
WWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 (UHF digital channel 25), is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the New York City television market.
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WZRC
WZRC, on 1480 kHz, known on-air as (AM 1480), is a radio station licensed to New York City.
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Yankee Stadium (1923)
Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in the Bronx, a borough of New York City.
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Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball catcher, who later took on the roles of manager and coach.
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1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 23rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.
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1956 Milwaukee Braves season
The 1956 Milwaukee Braves season was the fourth in Milwaukee and the 86th overall season of the franchise.
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1956 New York Yankees season
The 1956 New York Yankees season was the 54th season for the team in New York, and its 56th season overall.
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1956 World Series
The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees (representing the American League) and the defending champion Brooklyn Dodgers (representing the National League) during October 1956.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season
