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Duke Snider
Duke Snider (Baseball. Born, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 19, 1926; died, Escondido, CA, Feb. 27. 2011.) As the lefthand-hitting slugger and superstar centerfielder, Edwin Donald Snider was one of the main forces that carried the Dodgers to five pennants and a world championship in the team’s final nine seasons at Ebbets Field. “The Duke of Flatbush” […]
Don Mueller
Don Mueller (Baseball. Born, St. Louis, MO, Apr. 14, 1927; died, St. Louis, MO, Dec. 28, 2011.) Known to his teammates as “Mandrake the Magician” for his skill in handling the bat, Donald Fred Mueller was a lefthand choke-up hitter who was key to the Giants’ 1951 and 1954 N.L. pennant winners. Mueller had an […]
