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Sheriff Blake Recalls 20-Year Baseball Career
John Frederick Sheriff Blake of Beckley recalls a 20-year major league career spanning Cincinnati Pittsburgh Rochester Seattle Chicago Phillies Columbus Toronto Baltimore St Louis Browns Birmingham and Oklahoma City Dallas. He reflects on facing stars like Rogers Hornsby Dizzy Dean and Grover Cleveland Alexander and notes a lifelong love of the game and his wife Madge Cross Blake.
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Teaguer
Sheriff
Roger Hornsby
Dizzy Dean
Pepper Martin
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Joe MacCarthy
Frank Frisch
Charlie Rool
Hack Wilson
Ga ¥Ry Hartnett
Charlie Grinm
Lon Warnecke
Pmg
Mrs. Blake
Margaret “Madge” Cross
Oakland
Calif
John Frederick Blake
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Seattle
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Columbus
Toronto
Baltimore
St. Louis Browns
Birmingham
Oklahoma City
Dallas
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J. A. Blake
Blake
Ansted
Ansted Hiss
Glen
Fred
Greenbrier
Glen White
Tams
Glen Jean
Charleston
Winding Gull
Raleigh
Huntington
Watt Powell
Charlie Midkill
Dutch Hess
Ted
Red Cobb
Horse Wiley
Top Dog
Burleigh Grimes
New York Giants
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Rogers Hornsty
Hornsby
McCarthy
Cubs
Boston
CaLyner
Feaatuce L
Wsal
Frankie
Joe McCarthy
Grimm
Horns
Rabbit Maranone
Frisch
Ville
Frankie Frisch
Giants
Cardinals
Eger
Stevenson
Wil
JSON
Cuyler
Thel
Ancestry
George Kelly
Catalina Islands
Bill Southworth
Los Angeles
Philadelphia Athletics
Jimmy Foxx
Lefty Grove
al Sim- Yann
Dodger
Oklahoma
City
Bealing
Alexander
Waller
Johnson
Washington
White Sox
Uale
Caga
Zitman
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Chicago
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Chi-Phul A. He Nat
ALA
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Roshester
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Birmingham South
Ity Cal. Tex
Huntington Mt. St
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