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Dwight Gooden: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: NPR - Baseball's 'Doc' Gooden Pitches A Cautionary Tale. Aug 05, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - Extended transcript: Interview with Dwight Gooden. Jun 26, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 12, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Baseball's 'Doc' Gooden Pitches A Cautionary Tale. Mar 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Baseball Almanac - Dwight Gooden Baseball Stats. Jan 03, 2025
Add new Web site: MLB - Dwight Gooden. Aug 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Society for American Baseball Research - Biography of Dwight Gooden. May 03, 2024
New article added. Feb 06, 2024
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