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Caption: BALLPLAYER SHOT -- John "Blue Moon" Lom, righthanded pitcher for the Oakland athletics, was shot Thursday in macon, Ga., while trying to prevent a burglaty, police aid. The 27-year-old hurler, was shot in the neck and the side. He was taken to a hospital and is in serious condition.