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Mantle and McLain Remain Entangled in Fat Pitch Debate
The article recalls Denny McLain allegedly grooving a fat pitch to Mickey Mantle for a homer that moved Mantle to third on the all time list behind Ruth and Mays. It notes Mantle later hit his 536th, easing the tension, and links the event to other famed moments in baseball history. It reflects on sentiment in pitching and past examples from Dizzy Dean to Frank Frisch and Christy Mathewson.
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New York
Denny McLain
Mickey Mantle
Detroit
Mick
Jimmy Foxx
Babe Ruth
Willie Mays
McLain
Yankees
Mantle
Athletics
Cubs
al Simmons
Carl Yastrzemski
Red Sox
Dizzy Dean
O’ Diz
Burgess
Whitey
Dean
Diz
Paul
Frank Frisch
Gas House
Dizzy
John McGraw
Giants
Christy Mathewson
Matty
McGraw
Mac
Frisch
Rhode Island
Fordham Flash
al Kaline
Tigers
Baltimore
Kaline
Dave Hoskins
Indians
Homer
Mickey
Foxx
Joe Dimaggio