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Betted Bribe Call Might Have Cost Browns Pennant
New York UPI reports Dutch Leonard recalls the Oct 1 1944 Detroit day when a gambling extortion call nearly derailed his start for the Senators. Leonard pitched, Browns clinched the pennant 4-1, with Sig Jakucki and Chet Laabs homering. Ossie Bluege notified Landis. Separately, the 1973 summer free agent draft saw lefties predominate in the early rounds with Floyd Bannister headline the selections for Houston, followed by Pat Underwood Ken Smith Will Bordley and Robert Owczinko among others, featuring sons of notable players and actors.
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Dutch Leonard
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Chet Laabs
Vern Stephens
Bill DeWitt
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Leonard
Kenesaw M. Landis
Landis
Washington
New York
UPI
Houston Astros
Floyd Bannister
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Kennedy High School
Seattle
Arizona State University
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Philadelphia Phillies
Tom Underwood
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Houster
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Kokomo
Ind
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Ken Smith
Youngstown
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San Diego Padres
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Rolling Hills
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Robert Owchinko
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Steven Trout
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Atlanta
Tony Cameron
Rod Cameron
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Ozzie Virgil
Philadelphia
Red Sox
Stan Williams
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Earl Battey
Earl
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