This isn’t specifically basketball-related, though he did encounter his share of hoops memorabilia: Bill Russell ’s signed Converse All-Stars, a replica of Larry Bird’s Wooden Award, this awesome collection of throwbacks , a copy of Dr. J. vs. Larry Bird in: One on One , old-school card sets like this and this , a 1969 Minnesota Pipers Schedule featuring Connie “The Hawk” Hawkins , a Robert Parish RC Cola can, and… a game-worn Keith Closs Clippers jersey. (Which one of these doesn
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On July 10, 1984, Fernando Valenzuela and Dwight Gooden set an All-Star Game record by combining to strike out six consecutive batters. Valenzuela and Gooden fan Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson, George Brett, Lance Parrish, Chet Lemon, and Alvin Davis in succession. On July 10, 1983, the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers play the longest nine-inning game in major league history. The Brewers win the four-hour and 11-minute marathon, 12-9, on Ted Simmons’ bases loaded single. On July
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