Wearing #13
Wearing uniform #13 is popular today, but there was a time that both players and teams avoided the number, and […]
Dodgers
Manny Mota Becomes the Ty Cobb of Pinch-Hitters
After being dealt to the Dodgers at age 31, Manny Mota became the “Ty Cobb of Pinch-Hitters.” At the end
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What Happened to Valenzuela?
In his first six full seasons Fernando Valenzuela was an All-Star every year and four times finished in the top
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Valenzuela Becomes a Star
Fernando Valenzuela came from a poor farm where his home had no running water and learned to throw a screwball
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Clemente and Koufax
Roberto Clemente’s career completely overlapped with that of Sandy Koufax, and he hit the great Koufax better than he did
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