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On this date in 1953, third baseman Bob Elliott played his final major league game. He was with the White Sox at the time, but was best known for his All-Star years with the Pirates and Braves.

Elliott isn’t mentioned very often now, but he was a pretty good player for about a dozen years. Never a remarkable hitter, he nevertheless was a very good…

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