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  1.                                 stealing 175 bases in 
  2.                                 around 200 games in 
  3.                                 1934. But perhaps Cool 
  4.                                 PapaΓÇÖs greatest moment 
  5.                                 was choosing not to play 
  6. at all. On the final day of the 1946 season, 
  7. the 43-year-old outfielder was hitting .402
  8. and needed just a few more at-bats to win
  9. the batting title. Instead, he decided to stay
  10. out of the lineup and let young Monte Irvin
  11. grab the batting crown.
  12.  
  13. At the time, it was rumored that the major 
  14. leagues were going to let in black players.
  15. Cool Papa knew that Monte had a better
  16. chance of being noticed by big-league scouts
  17. if he led the league in hitting. Three years
  18. later, Monte made his major league
  19. debut with the New York Giants.
  20.