By Ronnie Joyner Trivia question — who was the last 20 game winner for the St. Louis Browns? Well, technically the answer is probably Ned Garver with his amazing 20-12 season for the 1951 team. Bob Turley, who toiled in 10 games for the ’53 Browns, won 21 with the 1958 Yankees, so he […]
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by Max Silberman Few men have gained such universal admiration and respect as Connie Mack. His nine pennants and five world’s championships ensured his place in the Hall of Fame. But one decision, so shocking and outrageous at the time, changed the course of baseball history and helped create the last Athletics dynasty.
by Bob Warrington Introduction Connie Mack and his Athletics brought Philadelphia its second baseball championship in 1905 by capturing the American League crown. Using many of the same players who won the A’s first league title in 1902, Mack tasted victory for a second time in 1905, but only after surviving a harrowing pennant race. […]
Including his World Series output that year, Lefty Grove won 30 games and lost just six in 1930 (a half-dozen of his wins came in relief). Grove also rang up nine saves, as he toed the rubber in 53 contests. Heywood Broun once wrote: “When danger beckoned thickens, it was always Grove who stood […]
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