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From the Archives: Touring the Bases with…Jim Bouton
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Jim Bouton Dead: Ex-Yankees And 'Ball Four' Author Broke Sports
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Jim Bouton, 'Ball Four' Author, Dies at 80
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Jim Bouton's last hurrah rankled some, inspired many
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Ex-Yankee Star, Controversial Best-Selling Author Jim Bouton Dies
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Former pitcher, 'Ball Four' author Jim Bouton dies at 80
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Ball Four': The Book That Changed Baseball : NPR
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Jim Bouton, baseball pitcher whose 'Ball Four' gave irreverent
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Yankees pitcher and 'Ball Four' author Jim Bouton dies at 80