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Stan Kann, vacuum-obsessed "Tonight Show" guest, dies
Stan Kann, an organist with an affinity for antique vacuum cleaners whose unlikely hobby made him a frequent guest on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson and other talk shows, died Monday at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis of complications...Tags: Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin
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I remember when . . .
Special to the sentinelAs a young lad growing up in southern Illinois, I was naturally a St. Louis Cardinals fan. A hot summer's night, Harry Caray announcing a game on KMOX radio, Stan "The Man" Musial hitting a home run to win the game -- what could better stir the...Tags: Harry Caray, St. Louis Cardinals, Major League Baseball
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O'Dell proudly saves All-Star memories
Sun reporterBilly O'Dell might be feeding the cows, or fishing for bass, or hunting the wild turkeys that scuttle about on the edge of his farm in South Carolina. Then it hits him. "I'll think, 'Did I really pitch against [ Stan] Musial and [ Willie] Mays and...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Major League Baseball, Rivers, Willie Mays, Brooks Robinson
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Standouts take their bow in Bronx
Sun reporterWhat Brooks Robinson remembers most about the experience was the intimidating conversation on the flight there. Jim Palmer won't ever forget the searing heat or his uncharacteristically rough performance. As for George Sherrill, the Orioles closer who...Tags: Whitey Ford, Multi-Sport Events, Major League Baseball, Ted Williams, Steve Garvey
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Dodgers keep a watchful eye on Clayton Kershaw's innings
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs Clayton Kershaw has emerged as an integral member of the Dodgers' starting rotation, the coaching staff and front office face the delicate balance of fighting for a pennant without abusing the left arm of their 20-year-old phenom. Kershaw will set a...Tags: Matt Kemp, Manny Ramirez, Major League Baseball, Jeff Kent, Chad Billingsley
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City to be a sea of red
Chicago Tribune reporterWith the heat of the pennant races and the presence in town of such distinguished visitors as the Cardinals playing the Cubs and the Red Sox visiting the White Sox—not to mention their huge followings—this should be a special weekend in...Tags: Johnny Damon, Sparky Anderson, Manny Ramirez, Michael Jordan, Major League Baseball
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Where have you gone, Ernie Banks?
Friday was our national day of red, white and blue.
So why not play two?
The Angels played the Blue Jays at Angel Stadium, the skies were blue, the temperature was 86, the stands were full and the smell of hot dogs drifted about.
It was the Fourth of...Tags: Ted Williams, Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres, Torii Hunter, Public Holidays
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Yea for York
He still remembers the first professional uniform he ever wore. He was 18 years old, fresh off the bus from Arkansas. The jersey said White Roses across the chest. In his first pro game, the public address announcer in York, Pa., announced the team's...Tags: Willie Stargell, Major League Baseball, Honus Wagner, Willie Mays, Peter G. Angelos
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Dodgers' Moon found success in Coliseum
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt seemed like the worst kind of trade, one that favored neither team, a deal best left in the small print on the transactions page. A half century ago, the Dodgers sent Gino Cimoli to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wally Moon, an exchange of outfielders,...Tags: John Brown, Major League Baseball, Enos Slaughter, New York Yankees, Sandy Koufax
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The Coliseum was no 'real baseball'
Special to The TimesThe crowds that welcomed the Dodgers to Los Angeles and continued to respond to their historic presence were enormous -- 78,652 for the first game in 1958, 93,103 for a 1959 exhibition with the New York Yankees saluting Roy Campanella, and more than 92,...Tags: Major League Baseball, Wrigley Field, New York Mets, Pee Wee Reese, Willie Mays
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'Viva Le Brooks!'
Sun reporterTwenty-four years ago, the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed an Oriole known simply by his first name - a balding infielder who defined his position and bled orange all his life. Next week, Cooperstown, N.Y., will do this again. And like Brooks Robinson...Tags: Ted Williams, Major League Baseball, Bill Terry, Rivers, Walter Alston
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Finally, I felt the tingle
Sun ReporterIt was a sensation I'd experienced while touring plantations in South Carolina and walking the Forum in Rome, that feeling that because I was standing in a certain place, I was linked intimately with the span of human history. I stared at the bronzed...Tags: Major League Baseball, John McGraw, Rollie Fingers, Getty Images Incorporated, Pittsburgh Pirates
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