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- ↑ Addie, Bob. "Bob Addie... Fully Recovered". The Washington Post. October 4, 1971. Retrieved September 13, 2015. "'The key play,' said Giants manager Charlie Fox, 'had to be in the sixth inning when we had the bases loaded. There were two out, remember, after Tito Fuentes struck out. That brought up Willie Mays and who would you like to have up in that situation? Willie, right? So Willie crashed the ball and Clemente made a great catch of the line drive. If that ball had been up a little bit… but that's the way it goes, doesn't it?"
- ↑ Christine, Bill. "Robby Snaps Out Of It Just In Time". The Pittsburgh Press. October 4, 1971. Retrieved September 13, 2015. "A walk to Ken Henderson loaded the bases, but Miller fanned Tito Fuentes and Clemente caught up with Willie Mays' screamer into right center. Clemente had moved about five yards closer to center before Mays came to the plate. 'It's a good thing he did,' Danny Murtaugh said, "because if he had to go five yards more, he wouldn't have made the play. The great ones have that instinct about where to play.'"