Word: detroit
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Steve's pride & joy, Pitcher Hal Newhouser, was blasted out in the third inning. The old bones in his outfield, average age 34, creaked and groaned. Greenberg & Co. looked silly against Hank Borowy's careful pitching. Score: Chicago 9, Detroit...
Against Passeau's sinkers and sliders, nary a Tiger reached second base. For the first time in 39 years, the World Series had a one-hitter. Score: Chicago 3, Detroit...
Paul ("Dizzy") Trout, well rested, calmly polished his glasses after nearly every pitch, and polished off the Cubs with five hits. Score: Detroit 4, Chicago...
Though Newhouser's Tiger-mates lost balls in the sun and threw late to the wrong bases, Lefty Hal never wavered. Big Hank belted three two-baggers. Score: Detroit 8, Chicago...
...second homer of the series evened the score in the eighth inning. Passeau lasted six, Wyse one; Borowy was the fourth Cub hurler, and the winner-after 28 hits and five errors in twelve innings, the longest World Series game on record (3 hrs. 28 min) Score: Chicago 8, Detroit...