Claim(permalink)
Joe Gordon deliberately struck out to prevent rookie teammate Larry Doby from looking bad.
✓snopescom rating: not credible; published on 2003-06-19
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2003-06-19
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