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<text id=93TT2023>
<title>
July 19, 1993: Died:Ben Chapman
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
July 19, 1993 Whose Little Girl Is This?
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
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MILESTONES, Page 21
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<p> DIED. BEN CHAPMAN, 84, baseball outfielder and manager; in Hoover,
Alabama. As a New York Yankee in the '30s, Chapman became identified
with an aggressive playing style. He led the American League
in stolen bases in four seasons and appeared in four All-Star
games. Off the field he was also known for his bumptiousness,
even locking horns with revered teammate Babe Ruth. In 1945
he became manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, a posting that
led to the most infamous episode of his career--a campaign
of racial taunting aimed at Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson,
the first black player in the majors.
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</body>
</article>
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