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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
Willie Stargell
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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
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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.
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