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The aura of Loes the loopy Brooklyn Dodger gained national exposure with an August 1953 article by Jimmy Breslin in The Saturday Evening Post titled “The Dodgers’ New Daffiness Boy.”

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2010

For three straight years, the Dodgers' Daffiness Boys finished in the second division.

From Time Magazine Archive

Brooklyn ball fans grew up with the Daffiness Boys and their bonehead base running of the '20s.

From Time Magazine Archive