Elroy Leon Face (born February 20, 1928), nicknamed The Bullpen Baron, is an American former

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

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. During a 17-year

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(MLB) career, he pitched primarily for the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

. A pioneer of modern relief pitching, he was the

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of what came to be known as the closer, and the

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's greatest reliever until the late 1960s, setting numerous league records during his career. Face was the first major leaguer to save 20 games more than once, leading the league three times and finishing second three times; in 1959 he set the still-standing major league record for winning percentage with a minimum of 13 decisions (.947), and single-season wins in relief, with 18 wins against only one loss. He held the NL record for career

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(846) from 1967 until 1986, and the league record for career saves (193) from 1962 until 1982; he still holds the NL record for career wins in relief (96), and he held the league mark for career

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in relief () until 1983. On his retirement, Face ranked third in major league history in pitching appearances, behind only

Hoyt Wilhelm James Hoyt Wilhelm (July 26, 1922 – August 23, 2002), nicknamed "Old Sarge", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, California Angel ...

and

Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered th ...

, and second in saves behind Wilhelm. He holds the Pirates franchise records for career games (802) and saves (188).

Career

Originally signed by the

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as an amateur

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in 1949, Face was twice drafted by

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, first for the

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before the 1951 season, and again in 1952 for Pittsburgh. He made his debut in April 1953 and set a modern Pirates record for games pitched (68) in 1956, leading the league and breaking the club mark of 59 set by

Bill Werle William George Werle (December 21, 1920 – November 27, 2010) was a left-handed major league baseball pitcher from Oakland, California. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox from 1949 to 1954. His nicknam ...

in 1951. In 1957 he saved 10 games for the first time, finishing fifth in the NL. In 1958 the team finished in second place, the first time in his five years they had placed better than seventh. Face led the NL with 20 saves, and posted his best

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to date with a 2.89 mark. He achieved his success almost exclusively with the

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, which he had learned from Yankees reliever

Joe Page Joseph Francis Page (October 28, 1917 – April 21, 1980), nicknamed ''Fireman'' and ''The Gay Reliever'', was an American professional baseball relief pitcher. Page, who was left-handed, played in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees ...

. In 1959 Face posted an 18–1 record, including 17 victories in a row to begin the year after ending 1958 with five in a row; he did not surrender a

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in the entire period from June 11 to July 12. He was named the Player of the Month for June after posting a 5–0 record with four saves and a 0.38 ERA. Face finished the year with an ERA of 2.70, and finished eighth in the

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voting, although he did not receive any votes for the

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that year. (At the time, only first-place votes were cast for the award.) His 18 relief wins remains the major league record, topping

Jim Konstanty Casimir James Konstanty (March 2, 1917 – June 11, 1976) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and National League Most Valuable Player of . He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1944), Boston Braves (1946), Philadelphia Phil ...

's previous mark of 16 set in 1950. Face's .947 winning percentage exceeded the previous record .938 (15–1), set by Johnny Allen in 1937. In 1960 he had his second 20-save season, placing second in the league with 24, which equaled the previous NL record as

Lindy McDaniel Lyndall Dale McDaniel (December 13, 1935 – November 14, 2020), known as Lindy McDaniel, was an American professional baseball pitcher who had a 21-year career in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1975. During his career, he witnessed approxim ...

set a new mark with 26. With the Pirates winning their first pennant since 1927, he also led the league in games again, tying his own team record of 68; the mark would be broken when teammate

Pete Mikkelsen Peter James Mikkelsen (October 25, 1939 – November 29, 2006) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1964 through 1972 for the New York Yankees (1964–65), Pittsburgh Pirates (1966–67), Chicago Cubs (1967–68 ...

appeared in 71 games in 1966. In the

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against the

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, Face became the first pitcher to save three games in a single Series. Face entered Game 1 with runners on first and second and none out in the eighth inning, leading 6–2; he retired the side,

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Mickey Mantle Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" and "the Mick", was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York ...

and

Bill Skowron William Joseph Skowron (December 18, 1930 – April 27, 2012), nicknamed "Moose", was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1954 to 1967 for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dod ...

and getting

Yogi Berra Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball catcher who later took on the roles of Manager (baseball), manager and Coach (baseball), coach. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball ...

to fly out, before giving up a 2-run

Elston Howard Elston Gene Howard (February 23, 1929 – December 14, 1980) was an American professional baseball player who was a catcher and a left fielder. During a 14-year baseball career, he played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball from 1948 t ...

home run in the ninth but getting a game-ending

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for a 6–4 win. He came into Game 4 with two men on and one out in the seventh inning, leading 3–2, and retired all eight men he faced. In Game 5, he was again brought in with two men on and one out in the seventh, this time leading 4–2, and retired eight of the last nine batters, allowing only a

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to Mantle. In the final Game 7 he was brought in with two on and none out in the sixth inning, with a 4–1 lead which he surrendered via an RBI single by Mantle and a three-run home run by Berra. He settled down, however, retiring seven of the next eight batters before allowing another two-run rally with two out in the eighth for a 7–4 Yankee lead. The Pirates came back to score five runs in the bottom of the inning after Face was pulled for a pinch-hitter, and won the game and the Series in the bottom of the ninth on

Bill Mazeroski William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936), nicknamed "Maz" and "The Glove", is an American former second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1956 to 1972. A 7-time All-S ...

's home run. Selected an All-Star each year from 1959 to 1961, Face again led the NL with 17 saves in 1961. In 1962 he broke McDaniel's NL record with a career-high 28 saves (one short of

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's major league mark set the previous year), also posting a 1.88 ERA;

Ted Abernathy Ted Wade Abernathy (March 6, 1933 – December 16, 2004) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher. He appeared in 681 games in Major League Baseball, 647 as a relief pitcher, for seven different clubs over all or part ...

would set a new record in 1965 with 31 saves. Face now had three 20-save seasons at a time when no other pitcher had more than one. Also in 1962, Face passed

Clem Labine Clement Walter Labine (August 6, 1926 – March 2, 2007) was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) best known for his years with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1950 to 1960. As a key member of the Dodger ...

to take over the NL record with 95 career saves, and then broke

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's major league mark of 107. In 1963 he earned 16 saves; he then suffered two difficult seasons, picking up only four saves in 1964 with an ERA over 5.00, and earning no saves in 1965. In 1964,

took over the major league career saves record. But Face returned to save 18 games in 1966 and 17 in 1967, finishing second in the NL both years. In 1967, he passed

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's mark of 750 to become the NL's all-time leader in games pitched; his record would stand until

Kent Tekulve Kenton Charles Tekulve ( ; born March 5, 1947), nicknamed "Teke", is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played f ...

moved ahead of him in 1986. After 43 appearances and 13 saves in 1968, Face's contract was sold to the

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on August 31, but he made only two scoreless appearances for Detroit. He signed as a free agent with the

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in 1969, earning five saves in 44 games before ending his career. In a 16-season career, he posted a 104–95 record with a 3.48 ERA and 877 strikeouts in 1375 innings pitched and 848 games. His NL record of 193 saves was not broken until 1982, when

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passed him;

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broke his Pirates single-season mark with 30 in 1971.

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surpassed his league record for career innings in relief in 1983. Face's 802 games with the Pirates equalled

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's total with the Washington Senators for the most by any pitcher with a single club; the record was broken by

Trevor Hoffman Trevor William Hoffman (born October 13, 1967) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. A long-time closer, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego P ...

of the

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in 2007. Face saved 16 or more games seven times in an era when starting pitchers were more apt to remain in a game they were leading, and seven times had an ERA under 3.00 with at least 40 appearances. During his baseball career, Face, in keeping with a family tradition extending back two generations, worked as a

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during the off-season. Following his retirement, this became his full-time occupation, and beginning in 1979, Face served as the carpentry foreman at Mayview State Hospital until his retirement in 1990. Since 1983 Face has resided in

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. In February 1999, Face, along with

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, was admitted to the pitcher's wing — namely, the Pitchers' Wall of Great Achievement — of the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame."Hitters Hall of Fame; Other Awards"
''The Tampa Bay Times''. February 14, 1999. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

Notes

References

''. December 2, 1952. * AP Wirephoto
"Bobby Bragan, ElRoy Face and Bob Clemente Jubilate"
''Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph''. July 22, 1956. * Hernon, Jack
"Cards Win In Tenth, 4-3. Hand Kline 15th Loss; Bucs Beat Selves On Basepaths; Ron Relieves Face in Ninth When Blister Bothers Roy"
''The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. July 27, 1957. * Esper, George (AP)
"Fireman Face Puts Out 24th for Murtaugh"
''

The Gettysburg Times ''The Gettysburg Times'' is an American newspaper in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania owned by the Sample News Group. It published daily, except for Sundays, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. The ''Times'' was founded in 1902 as ''The Progress'', but i ...

''. September 10, 1958.
"Face Cuts Hand, Sidelined"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. May 21, 1959. * Smith, Chester
"Second All-Star Game Cheapen s Spectacle; Making Event Road Show Will Rob Contest of Much of Its Glamour; Face-Clemente Rumors Fly"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 4, 1959. * Biederman, Lester J.br>"The Scoreboard: Face Laughs Off Rumors of Battle with Clemente; No Truth to Story Roberto Cut My Hand with Knife, Roy Says"
''

The Pittsburgh Press ''The Pittsburgh Press'' (formerly ''The Pittsburg Press'' and originally ''The Evening Penny Press'') was a major afternoon daily newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1884 to 1992. At one time, the ''Press'' was the second larg ...

''. June 4, 1959. * Smith, Chester
"June's Bustin' Out All Over So Watch for Developments; Brito and Marchetti a Hungry Pair of Ends"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 7, 1959. * Hernon, Jack
"Roamin' Around: A Few Lines About the Baron"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. June 13, 1959. * McHugh, Roy
"The Press Box: Roy Face's Face Is Getting Familiar; He Has a Public"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 30, 1959. * Olan, Ben (AP; uncredited)
"Pirates' Elroy No Mere 'Face' In the Crowd; He's Major League's Top Relief Artist"
''

St. Petersburg Times The ''Tampa Bay Times'', previously named the ''St. Petersburg Times'' until 2011, is an American newspaper published in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It has won fourteen Pulitzer Prizes since 1964, and in 2009, won two in a single ...

''. July 5, 1959. (
shorter version of this article
was published under Olan's byline in ''

The Milwaukee Sentinel The ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper. It is also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin, where it is widely distributed. It is currently o ...

''.) * Biederman, Lester J
"The Scoreboard: Here's Summary of 14 Straight Won By Roy Face"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. July 19, 1959. * Biederman, Lester J
"The Scoreboard: Roy Face Has Won 8 of 15 Games in Extra Innings"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. August 11, 1959. * Associated Press
"Face: Not Going to Lose"
''The Santa Cruz Sentinel''. September 9, 1959. * Abrams, Al
"Sidelights on Sports: Man Nine Feet Tall"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. December 18, 1959.
"Face Wins Coveted Dapper Dan Award: Face Beats Out Haddix, Will Be Feted February 7"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. December 18, 1959. * Livingston, Pat
"The Press Box: Philly Scribe Finds Delightful Turmoil in Buc Dressing Room; Roy Face Talks in Reverse"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. April 30, 1960. * UPI Wirephoto
"Pirate Leaders"
''Rocky Mountain Telegram''. May 23, 1960. * Heimbuecher, Ruth
"It's Relief To Have Handyman Face Around Home; Wife Jeanne Proud of Elroy's Carpentry, Pitching Talents"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 29, 1960. * Biederman, Lester J.
"The Scoreboard: It's Matter of Gripping Ball to Make It Do Fancy Things; Face, Friend, Law, Haddix, Green Demonstrate Styles"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. July 3, 1960. * Biederman, Lester J.
"Pirate Pitching Makes Difference: Bucs Gain All-Star Raves--Especially Friend, Face, Law"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. July 12, 1960. * Hernon, Jack. "Oh, My! How Sweet This Is! Bucs Beat Yanks, 3-2, To Even World Series; Law, Face and Virdon Standouts". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 10, 1960. pp
1
24 an
28
* Terrell, Roy
"Seven Bold Bucs"
''Sports Illustrated''. October 10, 1960. * Cope, Myron. "Virdon 'Showing' Yanks' Casey". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 10, 1960. pp. 24 an
28 ("Icy-nerved Elroy Face...")
* Lawrence, David L.br>"Lawrence Casts Vote For Bucs' Face; Governor Also High in Praise of Manager Murtaugh for Strategy in Game"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 11, 1960. * Hoak, Don. "Tiger Looks At Series: Tough Mr. Elroy Has 'Em Cowed". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 11, 1960. p
22
an
24
* Cope, Myron. "Roy Face Ready to Pitch Again; He'll Start if Needed, He Asserts". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 11, 1960. pp
22
an
24
* Abrams, Al
"Bucs' Smith, Face Make Vocal Hit"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 18, 1960. * Latham, Roger. "Face Pitching In Business: Buc Reliever Buys Motel, Fishing Site". ''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 18, 1961. Sect. 1, pp
1
an
18
* Biederman, Lester J.
"Roy Face Agrees to Small Pay Cut; Pirate Bullpen Baron 6-12 in '61, Pitched in 371 Games in Last 6 Years"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. January 24, 1962. * Abrams, Al
"Sidelights on Sports: Don't Count ElRoy Out"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. April 3, 1962. * Babic, George
"Joe Page Helped Bullpen Baron: He Taught Him to Use and Control Forkball"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. April 10, 1962. * Cope, Myron
"The Pitching Explosion in Paradise"
''Sports Illustrated''. June 24, 1963. * Brody, Tom C
"The Fork Ball and Roy Face"
''Sports Illustrated''. June 24, 1963. * Hernon, Jack
"Pirates Sign Roy Face At Salary Slash; 'Bullpen Baron' Finished 1963 With 3-9 Record"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. January 24, 1964. * Cernkovic, Rudy (UPI)
"Roy Face Swinging Hammer"
''

The Beaver County Times ''The Beaver County Times'' is a daily newspaper published in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, and serving the north-western Pittsburgh suburbs. The ''Times'' is a direct descendant of many of Beaver County's newspapers, starting with the '' ...

''. December 8, 1965.
"Face Signs 13th Contract With Pirates: Knee Operation Extends Career of Relief Hurler"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. January 20, 1966. * Feeney, Charley
"Mazeroski, Face Sign '67 Pacts"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. January 20, 1967. * Feeney, Charley
"Face Retire? Not When One Feels Young At 39"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. February 25, 1967. * Feeney, Charley
"Life 'Begins' for Face"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. February 20, 1968. * Associated Press
"Tigers Buy Roy Face for Drive"
'' The Spartanburg Herald-Journal''. September 1, 1968. * Feeney, Charley. "Face Becomes an Insurance Man (For Detroit's Pennant Hopes)". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. September 2, 1968. pp
69
an
71
* Willson, Brad
"Press Box: Tigers Bought $100,000 Worth of 'Insurance'"
'' The Daytona Beach Morning Journal''. September 6, 1968. * Associated Press
"Roy Face Released by Tigers; Former Pirate Relief Pitcher Victim of Trim"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. April 4, 1969.
"Long Wait Ends: Saga of Face's Move to Expos"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. April 28, 1969. * Feeney, Charley
"ElRoy Wins 2nd In Tight Relief; Bunning Injured; Montreal Kayos Ron Kline, Comes From Behind for Win; Face Kills Threats in 8th, 9th"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. May 2, 1969. * Abrams, Al
"Sidelights On Sports: The Face Nobody Wanted"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. July 9, 1969.
"About Face: He's Gone"
''

The Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

''. August 16, 1969. * Abrams, Al
"Sidelights On Sports: Potpourri"
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. June 25, 1970. * Kiersh, Edward
"Ex-Buc Face Finds Carpentry Provides Relief (''Where Have You Gone, Vince DiMaggio?'')"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. April 14, 1983. * Shields, Nancy
"Baseball Lore: ElRoy Face strikes her as a savior, then and now"
''The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. September 26, 2004.

Books

* Heiman, Jim (1990)
''When the Cheering Stops: Ex-Major Leaguers Talk About Their Game and Their Lives''
New York, NY: MacMillan Publishing Company. pp. 171–185. . * O'Brien, Jim (1993). "ElRoy Face: The Baron of the Bullpen". ''Maz and the '60 Bucs: When Pittsburgh And Its Pirates Went All the Way''. Pittsburgh, PA: James P. O'Brien Publishing. pp.
296–297298–299300–301302–303304–305306–307308–309310–311312–313
. * O'Brien, Jim (1994). "ElRoy Face: Always a carpenter at heart". ''Remember Roberto: Clemente Recalled By Teammates, Family, Friends and Fans''. Pittsburgh, PA: James P. O'Brien Publishing. pp.
156–157158-159160-161162-163164-165166
. * Shalin, Mike (2002)
''Out by a Step: The 100 Best Players Not in the Hall of Fame''
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing. pp. 248–250. . * Heyde, Jack (2004)
"ElRoy Face: North Versailles, PA; April, 1999"
''Pop Flies and Line Drives: Visits with Players from Baseball's Golden Era''. Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing. pp. 65–67. . * Neary, Kevin (2013)
''Closer: Major League Players Reveal the Inside Pitch on Saving the Game''
Philadelphia, PA: Running Press. pp. 14–19. . * Finoli, David (2016)
"Roy Face"
''The 50 Greatest Players in Pittsburgh Pirates History''. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing. pp. 113–118. .

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SABR BioProject Biography"1960: The Last Pure Season", by Kerry Keene
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