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Long before it was all about him, Donald Trump helped his baseball team win something.

Citing longtime New York Military Academy coach Ted Dobias, The New York Times' Victor Mather reported Thursday on the story of Trump's game-winning hit in the 1964 Prep School Championship.

"The score was 4-4 with runners on second and third," Mather wrote. "In a pressure-packed situation, the batter delivered a hit to right-center to win the game.

"That batter? Donald J. Trump."

So at least Trump can hang his hat on that.

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