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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: William Hanna, Matt Dillon, Pete Rozelle, Wayne Maunder, Don Wilson, Tex Winter, Joe Perry. Excerpt:Don Wilson item Career highlights and awards item Donald Edward "Don" Wilson , (February 12, 1945 - January 5, 1975), was a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros . Biography Career Wilson's professional career began after he graduated from Compton Community College in Compton , California and was recruited by the Astros in 1966, where he played until 1974. Especially early in his career when he was prone to wildness, Wilson was known as one of the hardest throwers in the National League. On June 18, 1967, Wilson no-hit the Atlanta Braves 2-0 at the Astrodome . The no-hitter was the first ever pitched either in a domed stadium or on artificial turf . Along the way, he struck out 15 batters, including Hank Aaron for the final out. (Audio) In 1968, Wilson set the Astros club record for single-game strikeouts with 18 against the Dodgers. On May 1, 1969, the day after the Reds' Jim Maloney no-hit the Astros 10-0 at Crosley Field for his second career no-hitter, Wilson returned the favor and no-hit the Reds 4-0 for his second career no-hitter. (Audio) The back-to-back no-hit feat was only the second in MLB history, the first having been accomplished just the year before by Gaylord Perry and Ray Washburn . This second no-hitter was vengeance for Wilson: in his previous start against the Reds nine days earlier, he had given up seven runs in five innings and was the losing pitcher in the Reds' 14-0 drubbing of the Astros at the Astrodome. That year, the Astros finished .500 (81-81) for the first time in club history, and Wilson struck out 235 batters (his career best in a brief career) in 225 innings in fashioning a 16-12 record. That season, the Astros set what was then a ... ... Read more

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Chapters: Patrick Dempsey, Kurt Russell, Anna Kendrick, Rachel Nichols, Linda Lavin, Charles Rocket, Barbara Bel Geddes, Wayne Maunder, Judd Nelson, Sarah Paulson, John O'hurley, Henry A. Barrows, Andrea Martin, Gary Merrill, Gladys George, Noah Gray-Cabey, Francis Ford, Christian Duguay, Avner the Eccentric, Louise Keaton, Katie Aselton, Jeff Donnell, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Dorothy Appleby, Conrad Chase, R. A. Mihailoff, Parker Fennelly, Philip Ford, Missy Gold, Stephanie Niznik, Steven Zirnkilton, William Dufris. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 146. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver, known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd ("McDreamy") on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy. He has also recently appeared in several films, including Sweet Home Alabama, The Emperor's Club, Freedom Writers, Enchanted, Made of Honor, and Valentine's Day. Dempsey was born in Lewiston, Maine, and grew up in Buckfield, Maine, the youngest of three children born to Amanda and William Dempsey. He has Irish ancestry. Dempsey attended St. Dominic Regional High School for his senior year, where his mother worked as a secretary, but dropped out before he graduated. He was an adept juggler, tying for second in a national juggling competition. He was also an accomplished skier and while in high school won the Maine state slalom championship. Dempsey spent some of his school years in the town of Turner, Maine, where he attended Leavitt Area High School in the Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) #52 for his freshman through junior years. Dempsey was diagnosed with dyslexia at age twelve. He told Barbara Walters on her 2008 Oscar special that he thinks dyslexia "made him what he is today." Its given me a p...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=711747 ... Read more