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  1.                                                                                 MILESTONES, Page 75
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  4.     DIED. Truett ("Rip") Sewell, 82, former Pittsburgh Pirates
  5. pitcher and master of the "eephus" pitch; in Plant City, Fla.
  6. Between 1938 and 1949, Sewell amassed 143 career wins using his
  7. patented off-speed curve, an arching delivery that soared 25
  8. ft. before darting down to the plate.
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