Baseball Daily Card Gazette
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LEGENDARY PITCHER DOMINATES SEASON
Joe became a Senators' Coach in '53 after 14 seasons as a Big League pitcher. He broke in with Washington in '39 after an 18-9 season at Charlotte. He was sold to the White Sox in '41 and enjoyed his best year in '47 when he won 16 and lost 6 with a 2.42 ERA. After winning 55 games in 8 seasons with Chicago, he was traded back to the Senators in '49.
On May 1, '45, it looked like Joe's pitching would get him a no-hitter against the Tigers! One of the Tigers' weak hitters got a scratch single, so Joe had to be satisfied with a one-hitter!
After being in the National League since 1941, Billy finds himself a member of the American League for the 1955 season. Long regarded as one of the greatest glove men in the Senior circuit, it is to be expected that Billy will distinguish himself at third with his new team. With the Dodgers in 1954, he appeared in 77 games, and he hit .235. He drove in 17 runs with 53 hits.
Dick was one of the flashiest rookies in the American League last season, sparkling in the field and at the plate. Coming to Kansas City after hitting .338 with Shreveport in 1960, Dick established a new Kansas City stolen base record of 37. He has a bright future ahead
DICK REACHES THE TOP. Dick was voted onto the Topps Rookie All-Star team in 1961.
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Detroit knew they had a future player when Tom clubbed A.L. & N.L. pitching for .484 during the '67 spring training.
BASEBALL TRIVIA
Q: What AL pitcher won the most "Night Games" in '52?
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Q: Who was seventh Dodger with a 14+ K, 0 BB game?
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"Red" is playing his second season with the White Sox in '54. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, he started pro ball with Waterloo in '50 and hit .319 in 67 games. In '51 at Memphis, Bob batted .327 in 82 games and went to Seattle in '52, where he hit .297 and drove in 75 Runs with 32 Doubles, 9 Triples and 7 Homers in 155 games.
Red is one of the toughest catchers in the League to score on. He guards the plate like a "bear". He had good training f...
STOLEN BASES
1,406 Steals
Rickey Henderson stole 1,406 bases in his career, far more than any other player. His speed and base-running intelligence were legendary.
Baseball History Highlight
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VINTAGE SPOTLIGHT
A relief pitcher for the Giants before going to Mexican League. Reinstated last season, and again slated for relief duty. Made a starter after season was under way. Wound up with 18-4 record for an .818 percentage, best in League, and an earned run average of 2.71 - the League's second best. Had an 11-game winning streak. Pitched 4 successive shutouts. Had 5 in all.
Playing both the outfield and first base for the New York Giants, 6'1" power-hitting Monte batted .300 in 1950.
A member of the Giants' pitching staff since 1946. Has a tremendous fast ball and a sharp curve. Hard to hit, but is plagued by control trouble. In 29 games in 1951, winning 1 and losing 2. His earned run average was a low 2.25. Especially effective against Cincinnati.
Larry has registered 52 minor league victories. Strong-armed, this southpaw likes to pitch often.
Larry spent 1962 and 1963 in military service.
RETRO CORNER
Bobby will always be known as the fellow who hit the "home run heard around the world." It was on October 3, 1951, the third and final game of a playoff between the Giants and Dodgers for the National League pennant. In the ninth inning, with one out, two on, and the Giants behind 4-2, he hit one into the left field stands at the Polo Grounds for the wildest pennant win ever. Hit .288 in 1953. He was traded to Milwaukee for 1954.
Les Cain: In a brief trial with the Tigers, Les gained his first big league win in 1968. The hard throwing southpaw fanned 76 batters in 77 innings for Syracuse in the International League. Dave Campbell: After breaking in at Lakeland in 1964 wth a .369 average, Dave was sent up to the Southern Association. There the second sacker batted .310 in 51 ballgames. He has spent '67 & '68 in the International League with Toledo.
Speed demon. In 139 games for Utica last year he hit .271 and had 20 doubles, 11 triples and 5 home runs. Phillies brought him up late in season and he appeared in 12 games. In a four-game series with Pittsburgh he had 7 hits for 14 times at bat. He started in OB in 1947 and was with three teams before being purchased by Utica.
Matt, full strength again after two injury-impaired seasons, exploded back into offensive form in 2014 to finish second on the Dodgers in home runs, RBI and doubles.
Matt played basketball on a 2-time state title team in Oklahoma.
MODERN ERA
Great extension makes J.T.'s stuff play up to hitters. In his first MLB inning, all his outs came via Ks. He allowed three runs in his last two starts.
Ron was obtained from the Cardinals during the 1965 season. He pitched brilliantly in the 1964 World Series for St. Louis.
Big and rangy, John is one of the best ballhawks in the majors. The versatile ballplayer affords protection in the outfield or at first base. The Phils are glad to have this clutch performer.
John's first H.R. came in a pinch-hitting role in 1963
Shane was a different pitcher (less velo, more sliders) in 2022 than in his AL Cy Young Award effort of two years earlier, but was still highly effective. He allowed three or fewer runs in 13 of his first 14 starts and ranked among the AL S0% leaders.
Phil signed a big bonus contract with the L.A. Dodgers in 1959 and began his career in pro ball in the tough P.C.L. The righthander tied an A.L. record when he struck out seven straight batters in a game in 1966.
Phil joined Washington along with Frank Howard via a seven man deal with L.A.
A former shortstop, Cap hit a torrid .368 vs. Minnesota and .321 vs. Boston in 1968. In the Texas League in '62, the outfielder was named Most Valuable!
Cap was traded to the Cleveland Indians before the '69 season began.
CLASSIC vs. MODERN
CLASSIC ERA
Compiled an 8 and 4 record in 1951. Appeared in a total of 24 games. Pitched 139 innings. Struck out 57 batters. "The Cat" recorded an earned run average of 3.24. With the Cards continuously since 1943. Holds record for most wins by a lefty in a World Series (3 in 1946).
MODERN ERA
José earned his sixth MLB All-Star Game nod (and fourth in a row) in 2024 on his way to finishing one homer shy of a 40/40 season. He passed Jim Thome, Kenny Lofton and Earl Averill on the franchise position-player WAR list to stand in fourth entering 2025.
In high school Steve was named to All-Calif. Interscholastic Federation baseball team, 1961-63 & All-CIF football team, 1961-62. Captained baseball & football teams as a senior, hit .620 and was baseball team's MVP. A graduate of Stanford Univ., was MVP as a freshman, named to All-Calif. Intercollegiate Baseball Assn. 2nd team in 1965.
Steve played in the World Amateur Tourney in Hawaii, 1966/