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| | CNNSI.com - Minor League Baseball - SPORTSTICKER MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NOTE - Saturday July 07, 2001 08:27 AM |
 | | In 1941, Denver was a member of a Class D organization also called the Western League, which had changed its name from the Nebraska State League two years earlier. |
 | | The Bears were managed by 53-year-old former major league infileder Billy Gardner, originally signed by the Giants at 17, out of New London, CT. He played for ten years in the majors (1954-63) with the Giants, Orioles, Senators, Twins, Yankees and Red Sox, batting.237. |
 | | Bears third baseman Tim Wallach hit.281-36-124, led the American Association in total bases (295) and was second to Bass in homers, RBI and slugging percentage (.576). |
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