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40th Anniversary of Fernandomania
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Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) - 40 years ago today, on Opening Day 1981, Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela became an international sensation with a 5-hit shutout vs. the Houston
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Fernando Valenzuela Biography Revisits 'Fernandomania
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Fernando Valenzuela Biography Revisits 'Fernandomania
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Fernandomania Returns! Dodgers To Retire Legendary Pitcher's No. 34
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Remembering Fernandomania 40 years later
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Oscar Martinez
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Urías wins MLB-leading 18th, Dodgers beat D-backs 5-3
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Remembering Fernandomania 40 years later
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Festive Homestand Begins Tonight - Viva Los Dodgers Arrives Sunday - East L.A. Sports Scene
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Dodgers To Honor Tommy Lasorda & Fernando Valenzuela At Dodger Stadium
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Festive Homestand Begins Tonight - Viva Los Dodgers Arrives Sunday - East L.A. Sports Scene
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Dodgers retire Fernando Valenzuela's No. 34 four decades after southpaw unleashed 'Fernandomania' on LA: Sombrero-wearing fans dance to mariachi band in honor of 'El Toro