Hero's welcome

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Hero's welcome

Date9/15/1990

Names

Gruber, Kelly, 1962- (subject)

Toronto Blue Jays (Baseball team) (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Weil, Bernard (photographer)

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Picture

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Original Toronto Star caption: Hero's welcome: Kelly Gruber gets a high-five from the Blue Jay bat boy after clubbing game-winning three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth yesterday, the second game in a row the Jays have rallied from a two-run deficit to beat the Orioles with their last licks.

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

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0052146F

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