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Pope batted .294 as an extra with the 1954 AL Champion Indians. In the 1954 World Series opener, Pope made a futile leap at pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes's 260-foot 10th-inning game-winner, which barely cleared the Polo Grounds' short right field fence. (FK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 15, 1955: The Orioles trade OF Gene Woodling and IF Billy Cox to the Indians for OFs Wally Westlake and Dave Pope. When Cox announces his retirement, the Indians get more cash.