Samuel Lawrence File (May 18, 1922 – September 25, 2008) was a

shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ...

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. He played for the

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in 1940."Sam File Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-19.

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1922 births 2008 deaths Major League Baseball shortstops Philadelphia Phillies players Baseball players from Pennsylvania {{baseball-shortstop-stub