He also flashed speed, finishing third in the league with 47 stolen bases.25 Hence, no one was surprised when, in October, Griffith was one of eight outfielders among the 38 names submitted by the Dodgers for their reserve list for the upcoming 1922 season.26 Coming out of the Dodgers spring training camp in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1922, just two seasons removed from having won the National League pennant, manager Wilbert Robinson expressed confidence in his projected outfield: Zack Wheat in left, Hy Myers in center, and a platoon of Tommy Griffith and Bert Griffith (no relation) in right
Getting away from brand-specific slanders and shifting to general menthol rumors, among the Black community, it's widely believed menthol cigarettes pose an especial threat to Black people
One recent estimate, from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, places the number of big-leaguers who use smokeless tobacco between 25 and 30 percent
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