Word: bullpens
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Bullpen...
George Crace, the most experienced hurler on the mound staff, will be first reliever in the bullpen and will also start Saturday's game against the University of New Hampshire. The final pitcher on Klug's starting trio is righthander Jerry Fruetel. He is scheduled to begin tomorrow's home game with the Boston University Terriers...
...Kane hardly had a chance to ask all the necessary questions. Kane found himself taking notes while chatting at the water fountain in the Tiger dugout, while chasing his man through hotel lobbies, in between sessions at a television studio and on the warm-up mound in the stadium bullpen. His biggest break came when the brakes locked on a plane that was bringing the Tiger star from Boston to New York. McLain fumed at the delay, but there he was-trapped in the cabin with Kane for one long hour, with nothing to do except talk about himself...
...they have either trailed or been tied in the seventh inning or later, and still managed to squeak out a victory. In 27 games, they have scored the winning run in their last turn at bat. A tight defense, enough depth to permit platooning of players, and a strong bullpen crew that has saved 21 games so far, have all figured strongly in Detroit's push toward the pennant...
Back trouble and a proclivity for serving up home-run balls kept Denny a so-so pitcher for the next two years. Then, in mid-June of 1965, he was called in from the bullpen to relieve against the Boston Red Sox. McLain suddenly found what he calls "my rhythm, my groove." He struck out seven straight hitters to tie an American League record. He went on to win eight games in a row, and wound up the year with a mark...