Word: bloebaum
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Dates: during 1968-1968
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...Pete was the apple of his father's sporting eye, nobody else was interested in a 5 ft. 7 in., 145-lb. infielder. Nobody, except Uncle Buddy Bloebaum, who just happened to be a Cincinnati scout. At 18, Nephew got his contract and a trip to the Class D Geneva, N.Y,, Redlegs. He hit only .277, was ignored in the minor-league draft. Then he started to grow, stretching 4 in. and putting on 50 lbs., all of it muscle. In 1961, he swatted .331 at Tampa, and .330 at Macon, Ga., the following year. Still unimpressed, Cincinnati invited...
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