Word: lopat
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...York (Lopat) 7, Washington...
Third Game. In the ninth, with the Dodgers leading 3-2, the Bums cracked two singles off Southpaw Ed Lopat, and Stengel moved in Righthander Tommy Gorman. Robinson and Reese welcomed him with a perfect double steal. Then a sinking fast ball got away from Catcher Yogi Berra and both runners scored: Dodgers 5, Yanks...
Probably by then Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds, and Eddie Lopat won't be the three best money pitchers in the American Leage--as they are now. Instead it will probably be Tom Morgan, Whitey Ford or some kid still pitching for Tarriffville Junior High. Of course, its hard to win a pennant with only three pitchers (see Indians) and they'll need some aces like Bill Miller--if only against the Tigers--Bob Kuzava, and Bo Weisler...
...York (Lopat) 6, Chicago...
...been saying all along that our pitching would be better this year ... I got those three [Raschi, Lopat and Reynolds], and that other fellow [Johnny Sain] could come back. We'll have [Tom] Morgan (9-3) for the whole season. And that other fellow [Frank Shea] looks twice as good as when he finished up last fall [5-5], Cleveland may have better pitching than we do, but no one else...