Dale Long, who set a major league record with home runs in eight consecutive games in 1956, died Sunday after a long bout with cancer. He was 64.

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Long spent 11 years in the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators and New York Yankees.

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