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Fernando Valenzuela - California Museum
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Dodgers to retire Fernando Valenzuela's No. 34 this summer
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Fernandomania' 40 years later: How Fernando Valenzuela captivated
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Fernandomania made it all the way to Cooperstown
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Dodgers Right 25-Year Wrong, Retire Fernando Valenzuela's Number
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LA City Council proclaims 'Fernando Valenzuela Day' – Daily News
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Fernando Valenzuela Biography Revisits 'Fernandomania
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April 9, 1981: Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela makes first start in
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August 11, 1981: Reds' Scott Brown records his only major-league
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Fernandomania' lives again at Dodger Stadium with retirement of
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40 years after Fernandomania, Fernando Valenzuela still icon - The
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