Word: hanks
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...experts, as usual, disagreed. American League partisans picked the tired Tigers, but admitted that it would probably take six games for Hank Greenberg's big bat and Detroit's better balanced pitching staff to do the job. National Leaguers, viewing the 1945 World Series in the same fuzzy light, stoutly insisted that it was a six-game set-up for the younger, faster Chicago Cubs. It seemed more likely that since both clubs had barely squeaked into the series, they would have to play out the full string of seven before either one could win four...
...Hank Greenberg rubbed a lucky piece of bone on his bat, strode thoughtfully to the plate, and slammed a grand-slam homer into the left field bleachers. That did it: Hank's 13th home run (in 78 games since his Army discharge) finally clinched the American League pennant for the Detroit Tigers, on the last day of the season. The 6-to-3 win over the St. Louis Browns was No. 25 for Lefty Hal Newhouser, who had relieved fast-bailer Virgil ("Fire") Trucks, fresh out of Navy blues...
Although the solemn Tigers had stumbled and bumbled before applying the clincher, betters made them 13 to 10 favorites over their World Series rivals, the Chicago Cubs. Thanks to Pitcher Hank Borowy (and with the compliments of Yankee Boss Larry MacPhail, who decided in mid-season that he needed $100,000 more than he needed an outstanding pitcher like Borowy), the Cubs copped their pennant a day earlier-after giving Chicagoans almost as many palpitations as Detroiters had ruffered...
With the American League pennant odds even-Stephen at "6-to-5 and take your pick," the first-place Detroit Tigers limped into Washington last week for the payoff. Lefty Hal Newhouser (won 22, lost 9) had the miseries in his back; Slugger Hank Greenberg was out with a sprained ankle; Sparkplug Eddie Mayo had a wrenched shoulder...
...Only three of his wartime-style regulars -Newhouser, Trout and Greenberg (a better first baseman than outfielder) -could be sure of 1946 jobs. Probable 1946 lineup: Outfielders Dick Wakefield, Barney McCosky, Pat Mullin; Hank Greenberg 1b, Anse Moore 2b, Billy Hitchcock ss, Pinky Higgins 3b; Birdie Tebbetts...