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Old 10-24-2016, 12:42 PM
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Cool NYT article about Veeck signing Paige and Doby breaking the AL color barrier and then winning the WS

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/24/sp...e-iphone-share

Larry Doby and Satchel Paige were the first black players to be part of a major league championship.
Great story, thanks for sharing.

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