A's win fifth straight
Published 5/28/2008 by Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer at Boston.com -- Baseball News
On the day he turned 40, Frank Thomas doubled against his old team and the Big Hurt hurt his leg in the process. Talk about the birthday blues, but his team did win.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- On the day he turned 40, Frank Thomas doubled against his old team and the Big Hurt hurt his leg in the process. Talk about the birthday blues, but his team did win. >
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- On the day he turned 40, Frank Thomas doubled against his old team and the Big Hurt hurt his leg in the process. Talk about the birthday blues, but his team did win. >
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