Dale Long (Baseball. Born, Springfield, MO, Feb. 6, 1926; died, Palm Coast, FL, Jan. 27, 1991.) Richard Dale Long, who set a big league record (later tied by Don Mattingly and Ken Griffey, Jr.) by hitting homers in eight straight games for Pittsburgh in 1956, played 81 games for the Yankees in his 10-year career. […]
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