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Ray Fosse injured his neck in a locker room fight between Bill North and this player that was broken up by Sal Bando. During an All-Star Game, this player hit a pitch from (15[1])Dock Ellis into a transformer (15[1])on the roof of Tiger Stadium for a home run. (15[1])This player injured himself stealing home in an ALCS game, causing him to miss the 1972 World Series. (-5[1])This (*) outfielder was named unanimous AL MVP in 1973, the same year he won his first World Series MVP award in the second of three consecutive championships (10[1])for the Oakland A’s. (-5[1])This member of the 500 (10[1])home run club is also Major League Baseball’s career leader in hitter strikeouts. For 10 points, name this player whose postseason heroics with the Yankees (10[1])earned him the nickname (10[2])“Mr. October”. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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