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Negro League baseball legend Elston Howard got his start in Muskegon
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Yankees legend Elston Howard got start in Negro Leagues
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Elston Turner became the first black player in Yankee history when he made the club in the spring of 19…
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Elston Howard - Cooperstown Expert
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Elston Howard broke the Yankees' color-barrier in 1955 - Sports Illustrated
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Elston Howard, Baseball Wiki
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D'Addona: Tip your cap to the Negro Leagues, and learn the rich history
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Teaneck NJ's Elston Howard made history on the New York Yankees
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Remembering Yankees trailblazer Elston Howard, who never got to see his dream of managing in the big leagues - The Athletic
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Elston Howard's Negro Leagues days prepared him for his Yankees career - Pinstripe Alley
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Elston Howard – Society for American Baseball Research
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Teaneck NJ's Elston Howard made history on the New York Yankees
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The New York Yankees' All-African American Team
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Yankees Legend Joe Pepitone Dies of Suspected Heart Attack – NBC New York