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Originally Posted by luckymann
Yes, both in fact played for the Bucs, though not at the same time. The slightly younger non-1960-hero one had a quick stay in 1965, his final year in the bigs. I wonder if they were trying to pull a shifty and get the lesser one back on the cheap and hope nobody would notice it wasn't the 1960 homer guy...
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I didn't realize both were Pirates at some point. Good info.
Hal was charming at the 50th anniversary celebration of the 7th game. He spoke briefly from the audience. Those on the speakers platform were Bill Virdon, Dick Groat, and Bobby Richardson.
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