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MLB Notebook: Salty homers in a pinch
Terry Francona managed the Boston Red Sox to 744 regular-season victories, but he never got to see the club turn a potential loss into a win on a walk-off home run from a pinch-hitter. On June 26, 1964, Terry's father, Tito, was manning first base for the Indians in the bottom of the ninth at Fenway Park when pinch-hitter Russ Nixon walked to the ... (more)
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