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Old 10-20-2025, 08:20 PM
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Don Newcombe was a great hitter who Walter Alston would sometimes use as a pinch hitter.
My favorite story about Newk is he and his buddy Larry Doby decided to go to Japan at the end of their careers, but Newcombe went as an outfielder not a pitcher. He outhit Doby and stayed for a second season.
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