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Elston: The Story of the First African-American Yankee eBook : Howard, Arlene, Wimbish, Ralph, Berra, Yogi, Newcombe, Don, Vaccaro, Mike: Kindle Store
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Elston Howard broke the Yankees' color-barrier in 1955 - Sports Illustrated
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This Day in Yankees History: Elston Howard becomes a Yankees pioneer - Pinstripe Alley
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Elston Howard: A Yankee Pioneer, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Elston Howard, Baseball Wiki
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Yankees retired numbers and the baseball legends who wore them
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List of Yankee Retired Numbers in Monument Park - Newsday
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Former Yankees who wore No. 2 share memories of number and Derek Jeter – New York Daily News
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