Word: lopat
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...solve his three most pressing problems: 1) a man to replace retired Centerfielder Joe DiMaggio; 2) an infielder to fill the gap when Second Baseman Gerry Coleman goes back to Marine flying duty; 3) another starting pitcher to rotate with his three proven performers, Vic Raschi (21-10), Ed Lopat (21-9), and Allie Reynolds...
Pitchers Vic Raschi, Ed Lopat, Allie Reynolds have received credit for a great many victories. Their talents may be questioned, though I shall not question them, but the fact remains. The clutch hitting of Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Jerry Coleman, and Gil McDouglad may be questioned, but every game has a winning run, and those men have batted in a great many of them...
...week's end DiMaggio's predictions were beginning to look pretty good. Since the middle of the month, stout Yankee pitching by Ed Lopat (10-3), Vic Raschi (12-4) and Allie Reynolds (8-4) had whittled the White Sox lead from 4½ games to half a game; and a resurgence of the power-packed Red Sox (team batting average: .284), which won them ten of their last 16 games, rocketed Boston from a dismal seven games below first place to 3½ below. Heading for the midseason turning point this week, the Chicago pitching gave...
...failure of Joe DiMaggio and the retirement of Tommy Henrich, the Yanks still have outfielders of the calibre of Bauer, Mapes, and Woodling, in addition to the even younger Jensen and Mantle. But Reynolds and Shea leave much to be desired this year as third and fourth starters behind Lopat and Raschi. And the collapse of Joe Page has left the club without a reliable relief hurler...
AMERICAN LEAGUE Team: New York Yankees Pitcher: Lopat, New York (5-0) Batter: Coan, Washington (.412) Runs Batted In: Wertz, Detroit (23) Home Runs: Williams, Boston...