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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

02 Jul 1978

Page 18

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Southern Illinoisan

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Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1978

Page

18

Whoooosh Fastest Fastball Debate Sparks Baseball Talk

Baseball fans and analysts debate who throws the fastest fastball among Nolan Ryan Rich Gossage and Ron Guidry. Radar readings during recent Red Sox-Yankees games show 97 mph for Gossage and 96 mph for Guidry with Guidry at 98 mph earlier this season. Ryan on the Angels list with 100.9 mph recorded in 1974 but currently sidelined by a hamstring pull.

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O. J. Simpson Muhammad Ali Nolan Ryan California Angels Carl Yastrzemski Jerry Remy Boston Red Sox Rich Gossage Ron Guidry New York Yankees Ryan Carlton Fisk Yankees Red Sox Ron Gui Angels Rick Burleson Jim Rice Fred Lynn Dwight Evans Butch Hobson Gossage George Scott Guidry Fisk Scott Nings Sandy Koufax
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Baseball cards fuel a lively collector business

In Chicago, Pat Quinn runs the Sports Collectors Store with about 12 million cards, selling memorabilia and noting cards’ rising cash value. He cites Honus Wagner’s famed rarity, Topps deals with current players, and collectors from doctors to executives joining the hobby, while describing the work and travel behind building a lifelong enterprise.

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Howard Ulman Chicago Pat Quinn Joe DiMaggio Mickey Mantle Lou Gehrig Quinn Honus Wagner Piedmont Honus Topps Company Sports Collectors Store United States Wilson Weiners Memphis Tenn
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