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Batter Up
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I Am the Greatest (Athlete)
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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time
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Oscar Charleston: References & Edit History

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Media added. May 30, 2024
Updated to mention the incorporation of Negro league statistics into MLB history. May 29, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Jan 29, 2024
Anniversary information added. Oct 10, 2023
Anniversary information added. Oct 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Oscar Charleston. Oct 25, 2021
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Oscar Charleston. Oct 25, 2021
Add new Web site: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Biography of Oscar Charleston. Oct 24, 2014
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - Biography of Oscar Charleston. Mar 02, 2009
Article revised. Feb 15, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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