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Lizet Alcocer (@Lizet_A) / X
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Fernando Valenzuela - Baseball Stats - The Baseball Cube
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The day Fernando Valenzuela threw 146 pitches in a complete-game victory to rescue the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series - The Athletic
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Dodger Blue on X: Fernando Valenzuela set what was an MLB record at the time with 41 consecutive scoreless innings on this day in #Dodgers history. / X
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Fernando Valenzuela's number retired by Dodgers
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Fernando Valenzuela Stats & Facts - This Day In Baseball
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Fernando Valenzuela - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
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Fernando Valenzuela, Baseball Wiki
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Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons
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Fernando Valenzuela's number retired by Dodgers
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When 20-Year-Old Rookie Fernando Valenzuela Captivated LA—and Major League Baseball