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One-handed pitch: Flint, Mich., star high school pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand, has been drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. Abb(...)
One-handed pitch: Flint, Mich., star high school pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand, has been drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. Abb(...)

One-handed pitch: Flint, Mich., star high school pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand, has been drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. Abb(...)

Date6/7/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: One-handed pitch: Flint, Mich., star high school pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand, has been drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. Abbott, 17, had 148 strike-outs in 73.3 innings pitched last season - an average of two an inning.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028593F
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