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'Happy birthday, Fernando!' Fans call for Valenzuela statue at Dodger Stadium

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Fernando Valenzuela would have been 64 on Friday .

He helped the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series .

A petition calling for a statue to be erected at Dodger Stadium has more than 900 signatures.

The team's victory parade was also Friday in downtown Los Angeles .

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