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Umpire Whose Blown Call 'Gave' Kansas City the '85 Series Is Dead
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Don Denkinger, longtime MLB umpire, dead at 86
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Denkinger's botched World Series call in focus 29 years later
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Don Denkinger, whose 'safe' call paved way to a KC Royals World Series title, dies at 86
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After THE CALL: Don Denkinger's errant ruling changed the Series—and his life
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Oct. 26, 1985: The day Don Denkinger robbed the Cardinals blind