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Remembering, catching up with the 1983 World Series champion
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45 years after last title, Orioles are Bucs 2024 Home Opener
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Astros' Jeremy Peña 1st rookie hitter to win World Series MVP
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79 Orioles recall one of the coldest World Series games
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Orioles lose to Rangers in ALDS Game 2 in Baltimore
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1979 Mariners All-Star Bruce Bochte's life after baseball? It's
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Top Draft Pick Henry Davis Makes Understated MLB Debut With Pirates
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Astronomical feat – The Denver Post
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When Pops Led the Family: The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (The SABR
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No US-born Black players on expected World Series rosters
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Willie Stargell's 1979 World Series performance felt mystical to
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