Word: macphail
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Louis Cardinals, he averaged .338 at bat, drove in 873 runs and scored 771 runs himself (including 145 homers). Last year, when Leo ("Lippy") Durocher left the Cardinals to become manager of the Dodgers, he yearned to take along Ducky, his longtime roommate and protege. Dodger President Larry MacPhail, a red-headed go-getter, wanted Medwick...
President MacPhail two years ago offered Cardinal President Sam Breadon $200,000 for Medwick. Breadon h-mmmm-phed. Last year, when he repeated his offer, Breadon h-mmmm-phed again. Last week, with the Cardinals in seventh place and hopelessly out of the running, Breadon finally surrendered. To Brooklyn went Medwick (and 33-year-old Pitcher Curt Davis, who has failed to win a game this year*) in exchange for four Dodgers and a bagful of cash, the contents of which remained undisclosed-other than it was more than the $185,000 the Cardinals received for Dizzy Dean two years...
...team is second to none. Even rival clubs admit the Dodgers have a crack infield and their pitchers have made them blink. Brooklyn may not boast a DiMaggio or a Feller, but, in its first nine games, the assorted collection of castoffs and come-ups assembled by President Larry MacPhail and Manager Leo Durocher proved that they are a clicking machine...