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Loc: America's Story: Baseball Great Walter Johnson Died

For Students 3rd - 8th
Profile of Walter Johnson, known as "The Big Train", whose records as a baseball pitcher earned him a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Loc: America's Story: Cornelius Alexander Mc Gillicuddy Was Born

For Students 3rd - 8th
Profile of Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, popularly known as Connie Mack, a baseball player in the 1880s who went on to own and manage the Philadelphia Athletics team for fifty years.
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Loc: America's Story: Roger Maris Broke the Record

For Students 3rd - 8th
Short article explaining how Robert Maris broke Babe Ruth's record for the most home runs in a season of baseball, although some dispute the claim.