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Date3/22/1988

Names

Bell, George, 1959- (subject)

Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Blue Jays (Baseball team) (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Left: Slugger George Bell had some bad moments this spring over his hatred of the designated hitter role Jayes have in mind for him this summer. In one game, he refused to come to the plate as DH and was fined $1,000 by the Jay's brass.

Subject

Baseball players

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0031772F

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