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  1.                                                                                 MILESTONES, Page 57
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  4.     DIED. James ("Pete") Runnels, 63, former two-time American
  5. League batting champion; of a stroke; in Pasadena, Texas. A
  6. spray-hitting infielder, Runnels played for the Washington
  7. Senators from 1951 through 1957, then won two batting crowns
  8. with the Boston Red Sox, in 1960 and 1962, with averages of .320
  9. and .326. In his 14-year major-league career, Runnels coma .291
  10. average.
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