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Baseball's new boss: Peter Ueberroth says he has felt a lot of pressure to alter the game's rules since succeeding Bowie Kuhn, especially concerning the designated hitter rule
Baseball's new boss: Peter Ueberroth says he has felt a lot of pressure to alter the game's rules since succeeding Bowie Kuhn, especially concerning the designated hitter rule

Baseball's new boss: Peter Ueberroth says he has felt a lot of pressure to alter the game's rules since succeeding Bowie Kuhn, especially concerning the designated hitter rule

Date4/24/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Baseball's new boss: Peter Ueberroth says he has felt a lot of pressure to alter the game's rules since succeeding Bowie Kuhn, especially concerning the designated hitter rule.
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