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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph article dated October 7, 1963 partially reads, "As a crowd of 55,912 persons watched, a slim 12-year-old boy wearing a white T-shirt and dark trousers walked quickly and determinedly toward the pitching mound in the center of the Dodger Stadium infield. It was the first game of the 1963 World Series in Los Angeles and the boy, Tom Berry of Granada Hills, had been chosen to throw the first ball of the day. It was a perfect selection, as Tom had been one of the stars of the Granada Hills Little League team that captured the 1963 world's championship." Photograph caption reads, "Tom Berry of Granada Hills fires first pitch Saturday in Dodger Stadium - He was selected to throw first ball as representative of Granada Hills Little League World Champions."
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