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Gino Cimoli, first batter on the West Coast, dies

San Francisco Chronicle
Published February 13, 2011 at 2:40 PM
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By John Shea When Gino Cimoli stepped in the batter's box at Seals Stadium on April 15, 1958, major-league baseball was born on the West Coast. Cimoli was a Brooklyn Dodger but a San Franciscan at heart. He was inserted atop the lineup by manager Walter Alston, who knew the significance of...

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