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"I imagine theyll boo me in Philadelphia just as they did in Boston. That can be a rough town. I read where they even booed there."
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Dick StuartIn left field, he was as mobile as the . At first base, he resembles a — Dick Stuart
"In left field, he was as mobile as the . At first base, he resembles a dinosaur egg. But at the plate he looks like a man swinging the Empire State Building at a dinosaur egg. This, of course, is Dick Stuart, the Dr. Strangeglove of baseball and, ho-ho-ho, the newest of the Fainting Phillies. When does start?"
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Richard Lee Stuart, nicknamed "Dr. Strangeglove", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1958 to 1966 then, played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league from 1967 to 1968 before returning to play one final season in MLB in 1969.
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"I thought I could catch him. I demand a rematch."
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"Washington writer s nickname for many-thumbed first-baseman Dick Stuart: Dr. Strangeglove."
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"Guess Ill send Bragan a wire to and tell him I see he is where he belongs and Im up here where I belong."
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"Every home run gives me the deepest personal thrill, although Ive hit droves. Last year at Lincoln I hit 66, yet it gave me the deepest personal thrill every time I seen that ball flying nine miles out of the park."
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"There must be the best 169-pound slugger in baseball."
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