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It's a kid's game: Toronto's young people took to the Blue Jays and veteran catcher Ernie Whitt warmed to them mightily despite the fact he had to wear a toque in the early warmups
It's a kid's game: Toronto's young people took to the Blue Jays and veteran catcher Ernie Whitt warmed to them mightily despite the fact he had to wear a toque in the early warmups

It's a kid's game: Toronto's young people took to the Blue Jays and veteran catcher Ernie Whitt warmed to them mightily despite the fact he had to wear a toque in the early warmups

Date4/9/1983
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  • It's a kid's game: Toronto's young people took to the Blue Jays and veteran catcher Ernie Whitt warmed to them mightily despite the fact he had to wear a toque in the early warmups.
  • It's a kid's game: Toronto's young people took to the Blue Jays and veteran catcher Ernie Whitt warmed to them mightily despite the fact he had to wear a toque in the early warmups
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Original Toronto Star caption: It's a kid's game: Toronto's young people took to the Blue Jays and veteran catcher Ernie Whitt warmed to them mightily despite the fact he had to wear a toque in the early warmups.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0033391F
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      Hello to a fan: Peggy Visser has come south from Toronto's Parkdale district to see the Blue Jays in action, and here she says hello to catcher Ernie Whitt, who's dressed for Florida
      Hello to a fan: Peggy Visser has come south from Toronto's Parkdale district to see the Blue Jays in action, and here she says hello to catcher Ernie Whitt, who's dressed for Florida
      Cooper, David
      2/24/1986
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      Home-run swing: Catcher Ernie Whitt of the Blue Jays watches the ball he hit clang off the rightfield foul pole for the game-winning home run yesterday that beat Texas Rangers, 8-7
      Goode, Jeff
      8/17/1986
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      Nowhere to go: Blue Jays' catcher Ernie Whitt was out by a mile when caught in a rundown in the second inning of yesterday's 9-5 win over Seattle Mariners - an inning in which nine Jays batted
      Goode, Jeff
      5/12/1985
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      Oomph!: Ernie Whitt of the Blue Jays makes Boston's Marty Barrett pay a price for this out at second last night as the Blue Jay catcher's momentum carries him full force into Barrett's mid-section
      Eglinton, Rick
      9/19/1988
      Hey, don't I know you? It's a strange sight for Blue Jay fans (and for veteran catcher Ernie Whitt)
      Hey, don't I know you? It's a strange sight for Blue Jay fans (and for veteran catcher Ernie Whitt)
      Slaughter, Mike
      6/14/1988
      Ernie Whitt: Blue Jay catcher, one of the original Jays, is anxious for season
      Ernie Whitt: Blue Jay catcher, one of the original Jays, is anxious for season
      Darrell, Dick
      1/26/1983
      Ernie Whitt: Right, Blue Jays catcher and sports category winner has conservative tastes
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      Mahler, John
      11/2/1987
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      Caudill, William Holland "Bill", 1956-
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      Combs, Erin
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      Lennon, Frank
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      Ernie Whitt: Blue Jay catcher contributed a home run to the defeat of the White Sox
      Ernie Whitt: Blue Jay catcher contributed a home run to the defeat of the White Sox
      Griffin, Doug
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      Erinie Whitt tells all. In a new book the Blue Jays catcher tells all the dirt
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