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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 21 > Whitey Lockman, 82, set up an epic homer

Whitey Lockman, 82, set up an epic homer

By Richard Goldstein / The Bulletin
March 21, 2009

Whitey Lockman, the New York Giants outfielder-first baseman who set the stage for Bobby Thomson’s pennant-winning home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951 and who played in two World Series at the Polo Grounds, died Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 82.

His death was confirmed....

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