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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.

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Willie Stargell
Age: 71 †
Born: 1940
Born: March 6
Died: 2011
Died: December 17
Baseball Player
Earlsboro
Oklahoma
Wilver Dornell Stargell
Wilver Stargell
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Yell
Work
Softball

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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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