Word: beazley
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Beaze and His Grip. Another hero was long-legged Johnny Beazley, 23, only Cardinal pitcher to win two games in this year's Series. He grips the ball so hard his hand quivers for a half hour after each game. But the Beaze has plenty on the ball. This year, his first in the big leagues, he won 21 games-best rookie record since Ol' Pete Alexander chalked...
...winning the fifth and final game, Beazley turned in another masterful performance. In the fifth inning, trailing by one run, with the bases loaded and two Cardinal errors behind him, he calmly retired Cullenbine and DiMaggio. He kept his head until Whitey Kurowski broke up a nerve-racking ninth-inning tie with a home run to bring in an extra run and give the Cardinals the game (4-to-2) and the championship, four games...