Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Only one anonymous American League lover prevented a jury of baseball writers from voting unanimously to give Milwaukee's great lefthander, 'Warren Spahn, the Cy Young award as best pitcher in the majors. But by the 15-1 tally, Spahn was a shoo-in. At 36, he shows no sign of tiring. While pitching the Braves to the pennant, he won 21 games, lost only 11, equaled a National League record for lefthanders by finishing his eighth season with 20 or more victories...
...Braves also received outfielder Ed Haas and gave up southpaw pitcher Taylor Phillips and catcher Sammy Taylor. No cash was involved...
...Chicago White Sox pulled off their second major trade in less than 24 hours yesterday, swapping Minnie Minoso, their righthanded power hitter, and infielder Fred Hatfield to the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Early Wynn and outfielder Al Smith. Yesterday the Chisox sent Larry Doby and Jack Harshman to Baltimore in return for Billy Goodman, Tito Francona and Ray Moore...
Warren Spahn, ace hurler of the world champion Milwaukee Braves and the biggest winner in the major leagues last season, was voted the Cy Young Award yesterday as the top pitcher in baseball...
...jail for a scare, but they never had any idea Lew was around. He escaped just because he could throw farther than the rest of us." Lew traded rocks for a baseball in order to get a job at the local American Viscose plant, whose factory team needed a pitcher. He improved fast enough to earn a baseball scholarship to the University of Richmond, and there a Yankee scout found...