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Moonlight, 100 years later

By Jim Caple
Page 2

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Archibald "Moonlight" Graham made his one and only major-league appearance 100 years ago today, playing briefly in the Giants' outfield as a defensive replacement without getting a plate appearance. There are several such players in the Baseball Encyclopedia – no at-bats, no walks, no runs, no sacrifices, no batting average – but Graham is the only one who wound up being played by Burt Lancaster in a movie. Graham did become a doctor in Chisholm, Minn., as depicted in "Field of Drea ...

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