How many different ways can 2 fielders, and 2 only, make a double play?
In theory, someone at each of the 9 positions could team up with someone at each of the 8 others, for a total of 72.
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I began to follow baseball regularly in 1961, attracted by the race between teammates Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle of the Yankees to break Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a season.
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