Word: bullpens
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...lefthander since 1900, and Don Drysdale (salary: $115,000), the burly righthander who recovered from a dismal start to win four out of his last five starts as the Dodgers swept to the National League pennant. The Dodgers also had 17-game Winner Claude Osteen, and a bullpen staff headed by Phil ("The Vulture") Regan, whose 1966 performance was nothing short of fantastic: 14 victories, only one loss, and an earned-run average (1.62) even lower than Sandy Koufax...
...Their top winner, Jim Palmer (record: 15-10), gave up so many home runs (20) that his teammates nicknamed him "Boom-Boom." Baltimore's starters managed to complete only 23 games all season-four fewer than Koufax alone. That provided a lot of work for the Birds' bullpen-which was just fine with Myron Walter Drabowsky, 31, who has been shopping for a steady job ever since he broke into the big leagues...
...tries so far, Orioles starters have managed to complete a mere 15 games. That does not alarm Manager Bauer. "All I want is six or seven good innings-and then I'll bring in the relievers," he says. "What the hell, I've got the best bullpen in the business...
...Giants obtained Lindy McDaniel from Chicago and Joe Gibbon from Pittsburgh. These two veterans will relieve Frank Linzy of some of the bullpen burden, and will definitely place Bob Shaw on full-time work as a starter -- if Shaw signs his contract...
Baldschun figures in the bullpen along with Bill McCool, Roger Craig, and Ted Davidson. But both Pappas and Baldschun have had their troubles this spring and remain virtually unknown entities as the season opens. Hitting--even in the absence of Robinson--and defense should pose few problems for Heffner. Rookie sensation Tommy Helms, at second base, will add extra punch to the lineup...