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Earl Weaver dead at 82, Orioles say

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Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver, left, is soaked with champagne after the Orioles defeated the California Angels 8-0 to win the American League championship, in Anaheim, Calif.

Associated Press/Oct. 6, 1979

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Loved in Baltimore long after he ended his Hall of Fame career, Earl Weaver remained an Oriole to the end.The notoriously peppery Hall of Fame manager died at age 82 on a Caribbean cruise associated with the Orioles, his marketing agent said Saturday.