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Raw Materials: The Padres' Expansion 30 – Society for American
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MLB,s ORIGINAL EXPANSION TEAMS 1961 & 1962.& 1969
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MLB,s ORIGINAL EXPANSION TEAMS 1961 & 1962.& 1969
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It's a Major League City or It Isn't: San Diego's Padres Step Up
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Padres sweep Cubs to move into first place in NL West and continue
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Revisiting the 1969 MLB Expansion Ballparks
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It's Our Happy Place”: Baseball Fields for Children With
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MLB,s ORIGINAL EXPANSION TEAMS 1961 & 1962.& 1969
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It's Our Happy Place”: Baseball Fields for Children With