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Many sources attribute the death of up to 5 people to the 1928 eruption, including "an elderly couple" that was overwhelmed by the lava while sleeping. Recent research by Duncan et al. (1996) and Chester et al. (1999) shows that instead, the eruption did not cause any fatalities, because Mascali was completely and orderly evacuated in time and residents not only had the time to save their lives and their households, but movies filmed during the eruption show people removing the rooftiles from their homes before these were engulfed by the lava.
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In 1928, Taylor Douthit set all-time season records for the most putouts and most total chances by an outfielder. He ... set the 20th-Century record for the most total chances per game. Douthit lost his job to Pepper Martin.
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