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  1. ↑ Notwithstanding what seems to be the overwhelming consensus regarding authorship of this quote, [10] (with even baseball's HOF casually dubbing it a "Kinerism" [11] and Kiner himself claiming it was simply "a good ad lib" on his part [12] ), the fact remains that the first documented instance of Ralph Kiner uttering those words, which occurred during the 1978 NLCS, [10] was preceded in print not once but twice. The first instance—more than 3 months earlier—was by LA Times beat writer Dan Hafner; the second, by Ray Didinger in Baseball Digest . Neither makes any mention of Kiner. [13] [14]

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  2. ↑ Gregory, Jerry. "The Best Fielders of the 1970s". Society for American Baseball Research . Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame". mlb.com. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ashburn, Rich (May 24, 2013). "Memorial Day: Garry Maddox in Vietnam". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, PA.
  5. ↑ Matthews, Stuart (March 20, 1988). "San Pedro High Baseball Coach Aims to Return to Championship". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, CA.
  6. ↑ Smith, Claire (February 18, 1991). "On Baseball; Maddox Maintains Community Ties". The New York Times . Retrieved October 14, 2008.
  7. 1 2 Hirsch, James S. (2010). Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend. New York: Scribner. pp. 506–07. ISBN   978-1-4165-4790-7.
  8. ↑ Bernstein, Ralph (May 5, 1975). "Phillies Deal Montanez to Giants for Maddox". Lewiston Daily Sun. Lewiston-Auburn, Maine. Associated Press (AP). p. 18. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ Conlin, Bill. "Phils' Wins Become Auto-Maddox". The Philadelphia Daily News. May 22, 1976. Retrieved September 4, 2018. "The Secretary of Defense hammered a two-run homer in the second..." See also:
  10. 1 2 "Quotebook". The Los Angeles Times. October 7, 1978. Retrieved September 4, 2018, via Proquest. "Broadcaster Ralph Kiner on Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Garry Maddox: 'Two thirds of the world is covered by water. The other third is covered by Garry Maddox.'" This quote has been attributed to Ray Didinger when he worked for the Philadelphia Bulletin. See also:
  11. ↑ "Ralph Kiner". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ Kiner, Ralph; Peary, Danny. "BackTalk: The View From Kiner's Korner". The New York Times. April 4, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Garry Maddox Books". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ Hafner, Dan. "Maddox Delivers With Bat, Too". Los Angeles Times. June 29, 1978. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Garry Maddox, Jr.: Minor, Mexican & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
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Garry Maddox
Garry Maddox Philly HOF (cropped).jpg
Maddox in 2018
Center fielder
Born: (1949-09-01) September 1, 1949 (age 74)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 25, 1972, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
April 20, 1986, for the Philadelphia Phillies
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