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A World Series for Baseball's Greatest Pitcher Eighteen years into baseball's greatest pitching career, Walter Johnson is in his first World Series, loses twice, and gets an unexpected final chance. walter johnson • washington baseball • great pitchers in world series • 1924 world series • baseball ironies
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First in War, First in Peace, and Last in the AMERICAN League? It is a statement whose meaning has changed as drastically as baseball itself. “First in war, first in peace, and last in the American League.” Some may believe that Washington is still first in war and first in peace, but it sure isn't in the American League. washington • american league • baseball • world series • senators
Best Season Anyone Ever Had? Lou Boudreau's 1948 season was unique in baseball history. He batted and fielded his way to his league's MVP award and managed the Indians to the world championship. best season • unique in baseball history • most valuable players • player-manager • cleveland indians in world series
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Ten and Twenty Five and Three and Twenty One Red Ruffing compiled a record of 39 wins and 96 losses for Boston teams that finished last every season. In 1928 he won 10 games and lost 25. Don Larsen compiled a record of 10 wins and 33 losses for teams that lost 100 games in each of two seasons. yankees • world series • boston red sox • american league • red ruffing
Twenty Game Loser? Hall of Famer Baseball’s Hall of Fame is the home of the best players in the history of the game, but even some of the best have had problems. One mark of a top flight pitcher is winning 20 games in a season, and quite a few pitchers have even won 30 games in a season, but what is remarkable is that many Hall of Fame pitchers have lost at least 20 games in a season. cy young • yankees • hall of fame • national league • walter johnson |
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