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Richards works by the hour with Pitching Coach Harry ("The Cat") Brecheen to develop the Orioles' strong point: the finest crop of young pitchers in the majors. Instead of collapsing, as expected, under late-season pressure, 22-year-old Chuck ("El Stiletto") Estrada (17-9), 21-year-old Steve Barber (10-6), 21-year-old Jack Fisher (12-9) and 21-year-old Milt Pappas (13-10) are throwing harder and more accurately than ever. When his pitchers have their stuff, Richards confidently lets them throw to the hitter's power; when they do not, he may call...
...innings, leading the American League. And though fireballers are notoriously wild, Turley has only given up 29 walks and has a minuscule earned-run average of 1.76. Part of the credit for Turley's new-found control goes to Baltimore's Pitching Coach Harry ("The Cat") Brecheen, Turley's roommate on road trips. Says Brecheen: "He has all the equipment he needs. He has size, strength, head and heart. All he requires is experience. He'll be a great...
...Bobo just a little. He walked the first man on four straight pitches, issued three more balls to the next batter. Manager Marion was so jittery that he could not bring himself to go to tie mound to try and settle Bobo down. Old Pitching Pro Harry ("The Cat") Brecheen went out to the mound to talk Bobo out of his nervousness. Bobo threw a strike, then another ball, and he had two Athletics on the bases. The next batter hit into a double play-one out to go to a no-hit game...
...Braves will have to play above their heads to take fourth, but the sheer exhuberance of new-found fans should lift them there. The Cards, who have come a long way since the prime of Brecheen and Slaughter, will take fifth. Pittsburg, Chicago, and Cincinnati, the other Western contributions, have nothing, and in decreasing order...
...same trouble as the Giants: only two regulars are hitting. Stan Musial and Red Schoendienst just have not been able to make up for the sudden failure of Country Slaughter, while first and catcher have not been strong spots in the batting order. And the older pitchers, Brecheen, Lanier, Wilks, Pollet, are over the hill...