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Let's Remember Elston Howard and the Yankees' Historic Day, April
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New York Yankee catchers Yogi Berra and Elston Howard crouching in
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Yankees legend Elston Howard got start in Negro Leagues
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On this day in Yankees history - Elston Howard the Yanks first
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New York Yankees' Elston Howard, center, is greeted at the plate
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Elston Howard Beckett Signed 1963 Topps Autographed
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Remembering Yankees trailblazer Elston Howard, who never got to
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Let's Remember Elston Howard and the Yankees' Historic Day, April
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