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Having their problems, Designated hitters Cliff Johnson (left) and Willie Aikens have not been producing runs at the same clip as last year. Johnson i(...)
Having their problems, Designated hitters Cliff Johnson (left) and Willie Aikens have not been producing runs at the same clip as last year. Johnson i(...)

Having their problems, Designated hitters Cliff Johnson (left) and Willie Aikens have not been producing runs at the same clip as last year. Johnson i(...)

Date4/18/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Having their problems, Designated hitters Cliff Johnson (left) and Willie Aikens have not been producing runs at the same clip as last year. Johnson is having trouble with home runs. He had 14 last year but has only five to date. Aikens is also off to a slow start.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028817F
Willie Aikens: I was hoping and hoping it would go, he said of first Blue Jay homer
Willie Aikens: I was hoping and hoping it would go, he said of first Blue Jay homer
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Angels' Willie Aikens connects for his second grand-slam home run in two nights
Angels' Willie Aikens connects for his second grand-slam home run in two nights
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Blue Jays' designated hitter Cliff Johnson may well be asking where did all the hits go, as he studies his bat during yesterday's home opener at Exhib(...)
Blue Jays' designated hitter Cliff Johnson may well be asking where did all the hits go, as he studies his bat during yesterday's home opener at Exhib(...)
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Willie Aikens: He can try to catch on in majors or he can go to Triple A
Willie Aikens: He can try to catch on in majors or he can go to Triple A
4/18/1984
Right: Jeff Burroughs gets support from a designated hitter's best friend
Right: Jeff Burroughs gets support from a designated hitter's best friend
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Cross training: Peter Johnson works out on a walking machine, which is a good temporary alternative to jogging, if you are having knee problems
Cross training: Peter Johnson works out on a walking machine, which is a good temporary alternative to jogging, if you are having knee problems
9/30/1991
Miles of smiles: George Bell, above right, who disrupted spring training last year with his complaints about being made a designated hitter, and Ernie Whitt show off the new Blue Jay attitude
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Celebrity reader, Blue Jay designated hitter John Olerud reads Heather Hits Her First Home Run to an admiring trio, from left, Jason Peterkin, 9, Wyat(...)
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Filmmaker Jim McCurdy wanted to document the problems of young entrepreneurs trying to raise money - but he him self is having the same kind of problems. [Incomplete]
Filmmaker Jim McCurdy wanted to document the problems of young entrepreneurs trying to raise money - but he him self is having the same kind of problems. [Incomplete]
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Lonesome Angel, California Angels' designated hitter last night, Reggie Jackson (44), has the visitors bench all to himself at Exhibition Stadium as h(...)
Lonesome Angel, California Angels' designated hitter last night, Reggie Jackson (44), has the visitors bench all to himself at Exhibition Stadium as h(...)
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Heavy hitters: Ben Sennik, left, and Carl Masters, two key organizers of the United Way's cricket match at the SkyDome, display the autographed bats they received
Heavy hitters: Ben Sennik, left, and Carl Masters, two key organizers of the United Way's cricket match at the SkyDome, display the autographed bats they received
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Two power hitters, Frew McMillan (left) of South Africa displays his overhead smash, while The Netherland's Tom Okker rockets a serve in yesterday's f(...)
Two power hitters, Frew McMillan (left) of South Africa displays his overhead smash, while The Netherland's Tom Okker rockets a serve in yesterday's f(...)
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