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On This Date in Sports August 31, 1987: The Great Potato Caper

In collaboration with the Sportsecyclopedia.com Catcher Dave Bresnahan playing with the Williamsport Bills, a AA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians in the Eastern League, attempts to trick the opposing team using a potato. Bresnahan, a backup catcher, carved a potato to look like a baseball and snuc

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On This Date in Sports August 31, 1987: The Great Potato Caper

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