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Davey Lopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers carries a special finned bat over his shoulder on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1978 in Los Angeles. Lopes uses the bat to practice his swing as
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Davey Lopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers carries a special finned bat over his shoulder on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1978 in Los Angeles. Lopes uses the bat to practice his swing as
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Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Lopes, center, stomps on home plate and scores the winning run during the NL playoff game against the Phillies, Friday, Oct. 8, 1977, Philadelphia, Pa. Lopes scored on
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Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Lopes, right, jumps back to first base on Friday, Oct. 14, 1977 at Los Angeles in the first inning to avoid a pickoff from New York Yankees pitcher
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Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Lopes, right, jumps back to first base on Friday, Oct. 14, 1977 at Los Angeles in the first inning to avoid a pickoff from New York Yankees pitcher
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Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach Davey Lopes (15) before a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in Phoenix. ( AP Photo/Rick Scuteri Stock Photo - Alamy
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Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Lopes heads for first base as he watches the flight of his ball in the fourth inning on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1978 in Los Angeles after he hit
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Davey Lopes throws over sliding Phillies' Jose Cardenal (1) to complete double play in second inning of Game 2 of the National League playoffs at Philadelphia, Oct. 5, 1978.
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Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Lopes, center, stomps on home plate and scores the winning run during the NL playoff game against the Phillies, Friday, Oct. 8, 1977, Philadelphia, Pa. Lopes scored on
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Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Lopes, right, jumps back to first base on Friday, Oct. 14, 1977 at Los Angeles in the first inning to avoid a pickoff from New York Yankees pitcher