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2 results for BALLONE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 15, 2007	61A	Ump's call	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Thu Oct 28, 2004	20A	Umpire's call	Richard Chisholm	Shortz

4 results for BALLONE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 15, 1991	36D	Umpire's call	Melvin Kenworthy	Maleska
Wed May 7, 1986	22D	Umpire's call	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sat Nov 8, 1958	11D	Umpire's call.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Oct 1, 1951	12D	Umpire's decision on a bad pitch.	Unknown	Farrar

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