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Pioneering relief pitcher Rollie Fingers made his case for greatness 35 years ago
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Pioneering relief pitcher Rollie Fingers made his case for greatness 35 years ago
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Rollie Fingers refused to shave his mustache and turned down the Reds
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Rollie Fingers' top 10 career moments
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Rollie Fingers - Wikipedia
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Card Corner: Topps' top 60 and Joe Rudi
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Rollie Fingers refused to shave his mustache and turned down the Reds
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Rollie Fingers - Wikipedia
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Pioneering relief pitcher Rollie Fingers made his case for greatness 35 years ago
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Twitter-এ MLB: There was only ONE reason Rollie Fingers grew his trademark 'stache in 1972. #CoorsThrowback / টুইটার
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The mustache that ended a HOF career