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Dodger great, Don Newcombe, marks 90th

Dodger great, Don Newcombe, marks 90th

| September 1, 2016 | 0 Comments

Hancock Park’s Beatriz and Alex Calfo and their family celebrated the birthday of their friend, former Dodger Don Newcombe, last month. “Newk,” a sprightly (and 6’4” tall) 90-year-old, is baseball’s first player to win the Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards, a feat not equaled by another ballplayer until Detroit […]

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