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39 years ago today, 75-year-old Luke Appling hit a dinger off of Warren Spahn at the First Annual Cracker Jack Old Timers Baseball Classic in Washington DC!, By Baseballer
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He's Old-School. He Doesn't Do Analytics. And He's Thriving in Today's MLB.
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A proud Tarheel, Life
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Most Unlikely Homerun Ever! 75 Year Old Luke Appling's Home Run in Old Timers Game in D.C. 1982
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And They Said It Couldn't Be Done! 75-Year Old Luke Appling Hits A Home Run!
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And They Said It Couldn't Be Done! 75-Year Old Luke Appling Hits A Home Run!
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Luke Appling hit a home run at 75 years old
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Most Unlikely Homerun Ever! 75 Year Old Luke Appling's Home Run in Old Timers Game in D.C. 1982
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Most Unlikely Homerun Ever! 75 Year Old Luke Appling's Home Run in Old Timers Game in D.C. 1982
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And They Said It Couldn't Be Done! 75-Year Old Luke Appling Hits A Home Run!
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And They Said It Couldn't Be Done! 75-Year Old Luke Appling Hits A Home Run!
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July 19, 1982 75-year-old Luke Appling homers off Warren Spahn - 1st Annual Cracker Jack Old Timers
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Old Time Family Baseball — Well, this isn't how this was supposed to go. We
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Luke Appling hit a home run at 75 years old