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Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Branch Rickey

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Branch Rickey
Age: 83 †
Born: 1881
Born: December 20
Died: 1965
Died: December 9
Baseball Player
Stockdale
Ohio
Wesley Branch Rickey
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