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Johnny Temple

by William A. Cook

Cover of Johnny Temple

"Cincinnati Reds leadoff hitter Johnny Temple batted over .300 three times between 1954 and 1959. A tobacco chewing, tough-talking hustler, he had a fiery disposition on the field which led many sportswriters, teammates and opposing players to refer to him as a throwback to baseball's early days. Temple was an expert glove man"--

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