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C.A.: 1975 Topps Reggie Jackson
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Pittsburgh Pirates on X: We are saddened by the loss of Tim Wakefield. Tim began his Major League career with the Pirates and was a part of our baseball family for six
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October 13, 1992: Pirates back Wakefield with offensive explosion in Game 6 of NLCS – Society for American Baseball Research
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C.A.: 1975 Topps Reggie Jackson
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Everybody is a star
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My last day of doing what I want
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1956–1980 – Page 3 – SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee
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Jon Lester beat the yips with focus and determination - Sports Illustrated
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Wakefield Calls it Quits: Looking Back on a Career, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Knuckleball specialist Tim Wakefield decides to retire
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Remembering NESN's Tim Wakefield