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October 6, 1998
Mark Belanger, American baseball player (born 1944)
Mark Belanger
Mark Henry Belanger, nicknamed "the Blade", was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1965 through 1982, most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won six American League East division titles, five American League pennants, and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1979.