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[Baseball] breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.
A. Bartlett Giamatti
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A. Bartlett Giamatti
Age: 51 †
Born: 1938
Born: April 4
Died: 1989
Died: September 1
Commissioner Of Baseball
University Teacher
Boston
Massachusetts
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