Word: mcquinn
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bucky Harris had taken a chance on aging George McQuinn, a 37-year-old first-baseman who was as washed-up as any big leaguer could be: the last-place Philadelphia A's had given him an unconditional release. Now, besides being the best fielding first-baseman in baseball, McQuinn was just shy of Joe DiMaggio's .339 batting average. Harris also had a prize asset in Pitcher Frank Shea, a 24-year-old rookie, the cutup of the Yanks' locker room. As of last week, he was the league's top pitcher. His record...
...Louis fans. Last week they looked more promising than they had at any time since the days of sizzling George Sisler (1915-22). Within the past fortnight the Army had rejected three of the Brownies' best players: slugging Shortstop Vernon Stephens, fancy-fielding First Baseman George McQuinn and first-string Catcher Frank Hayes...
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