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Louis M. Sleater, Orioles pitcher
Louis Mortimer Sleater, a standout high school athlete who ended his seven-year major league pitching career with the Baltimore Orioles and was later a steel salesman, died of lung disease Monday at his Timonium home. He was 86.
A left-handed...Tags: New York Yankees, Toronto Maple Leafs, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Oakland Athletics, New York Giants
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Time to get brave about the Braves
When you wake up in the middle of the night, too early to stay up for the day but your mind is too busy to get back to sleep, odd thoughts spill into your head. For some reason I can’t understand, I found myself the other night trying to mentally...Tags: Cleveland Indians, Chicago Blackhawks, Economy, Business and Finance, Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Brewers
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Be brave about the name of the Braves
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — When you wake up in the middle of the night, too early to stay up for the day but your mind is too busy to get back to sleep, odd thoughts spill into your head. For some reason I can’t understand, I found myself the other night trying...Tags: Cleveland Indians, Chicago Blackhawks, Economy, Business and Finance, Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Brewers
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Baseball was start of good life for Cole
Many leave their hometowns looking for fame and fortune. Dave Cole had that chance and found out that fame was a relative thing. He didn’t have to go far to live a successful life. After a small fraction of his life as a professional baseball...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, High School Sports, Ernie Banks, Atlanta Braves
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Scoreboard
TV SPORTS High School Volleyball-South Dakota State Championships, Class AA, Noon and 6 p.m. (NVC Channel 63), Class A, Noon and 6 p.m. (NVC Channel 64), Class B, Noon and 6 p.m. (NVC Channel 65) Auto Racing-NASCAR Nationwide Series, Ford 300...Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Bible, Catriona Matthew, Gary Hallberg, Sophie Gustafson
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"It's What's Inside the Lines That Counts: Baseball Stars of the 1970s and 1980s Talk About the Game They Loved" by Fay Vincent
Special to Tribune Newspapers"It's What's Inside the Lines That Counts: Baseball Stars of the 1970s and 1980s Talk About the Game They Loved" By Fay Vincent Simon & Schuster, 301 pages, $25.00 "It's What's Inside the Lines That Counts" is former commissioner Fay Vincent's fourth...Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Sam Crawford, Yogi Berra, Athletes, San Francisco Giants
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Bobby Bragan dies at 92; former Brooklyn Dodger managed major league teams
Times Staff And Wire ReportsBobby Bragan, a 1940s Brooklyn Dodger who became known as a colorful manager in the big leagues and in the minors, died Thursday at his Fort Worth home. He was 92. The Alabama native spent parts of seven seasons between 1940 and 1948 with the...Tags: New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, U.S. Military
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The 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, No. 1: Sandy Koufax
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, as chosen by our readers. No. 1: Sandy Koufax (6,284 first-place votes, 116,888 points) When you talk about the greatest left-handed pitchers of all time, you start with...... -
Sports Legend Revealed: Were the Boston Braves named after members of the Boston Tea Party?
The Fabulous ForumBASEBALL LEGEND: The Boston Braves were named after the members of the Boston Tea Party. STATUS: False. An interesting part of baseball history that is worth noting is how few of the current baseball team nicknames were used prior to...... -
Shea Memories: Ed Kranepool
Former Mets slugger Ed Kranepool looks back at the Amazin's '69' Miracle season, as well as the infamous fight between Mets shortstop Bud Harrelson and Reds star Pete Rose during the 1973 NLCS.
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* In 1965, Kranepool changed his number from 21...Tags: Baseball, Sports, Pete Rose, New York Mets
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Ray Dandridge, Jake Beckley, Rod Carew, Miller Huggins, Max Carey
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Sweet comeback
Tribune staff reporterThe record book doesn't have to be rewritten. It still says the last time the St. Louis Cardinals concluded a four-game sweep in Chicago was May 29, 1921. Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez made sure of that Sunday when his eighth-inning bloop single brought...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Rick White, Joe Girardi, Sports, Chris Stynes
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