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by Donald Lehmann

Historic Teams follow-up

1948 Boston Red Sox

* Williams & Stephens: 82 HRs, 318 RBI's
* Mel Parnell & Ellis Kinder win 48 and lose 13
* DiMaggio, Pesky, and Doerr have solid seasons
* On Sept. 30th, Sox lead by 1, with 2 left to play
* They lose both, in Yankee Stadium, and for 2nd
* year in a row, lose pennant by one game!

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Second Brother

Dom

Dom DiMaggio
Joe's Younger Brother

You should read this book IF

You didn't "look like a hitter" because, like Dom DiMaggio,
you were short and wore glasses

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