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Take that, ball

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Take that, ball

Date4/7/1977

Names

Ault, Doug (subject)

Bezant, Graham (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Take that, ball: Doug Ault, a 27-year-old Texan whose baseball career brought him to Toronto by way of Anchorage, Alaska, became Blue Jays' first instant hero Thursday by hitting home runs in his first two times at bat. Ault admitted that Fan Power, generated by 44,649 frosted fans at Exhibition Stadiun, really got to him.

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Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Object NumberTSPA_0030099F

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