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Stuffy McInnis plans to start his ace right-hander Ira Godin. Godin, who is rated one of the top pitchers in the East, holds the Ivy League record for strikeouts in a season...
Prefacing his remarks with the traditional, "It's too early to tell," Samborski nevertheless waxed optimistic about the "up the middle" strength of his 1950 Yardlings. Tomorrow's team will start with Chuck Wade catching the right-hander Bob Ward. Backing them up will be the smooth-working combination of second baseman John Canepa and shortstop Walt Greeley while little Bob Smith will be in centerfield...
Pitching & Prophecy. At bat, the well-heeled Sox are the most dangerous club in either league. Comparatively weak in seasoned pitchers, they boast two fine ones on 1949 form: Left-hander Mel Parnell, 27, who won 25 games, and Right-hander Ellis Kinder, 35, who won 23. Back of them are two young lefthanders, Chuck Stobbs, 20, and Speed Artist Maurice Mc-Dermott, 21, who are both marked "promising." On paper the Sox have the best first team in the business, but they are weak "on the bench," i.e., in replacements. Midseason injuries to such mainstays as dependable Bobby Doerr...
...Relief Pitcher Joe Page walked two more. By the time the hitting-and-walking uprising was put down, the Red Sox were four runs ahead. His third time up, Joe DiMaggio doubled; Slowly, the Yankees began to nibble away at the Red Sox lead. Left-hander Page, getting a grip on himself, said: "Whenever I got a little tired, I looked at that guy [DiMaggio] and said to myself, 'If he can play the way he feels, I can pitch forever.' " To Yankee fans, it seemed that he did. He gave only one hit in the last...
Masterful in picking the right sport to pitch to and then finding it; left handed Roe should be tougher on the Yanks than fast-balling right-hander Newcombe, who came up from Montreal in May to lead the Brooks in wins--17, complete games--19, shutout--5, and strikeouts...