Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Oklahoma cotton farm: Von and Lindy McDaniel. Von, only 18, has won four, lost one, has a 2.741 ERA; Lindy, 21, has won eight while losing five. Of big brother Lindy, who had only a 7-6 record last year, the Cardinals' manager and old Detroit pitcher Freddy Hutchinson cautiously says: "There's no doubt in my mind that he's going to get faster and stronger as time goes along." But kid brother Von leaves Hutchinson fumbling for words. "I don't know what the hell to say," he admits. "It's beyond anything...
...mound, the poker-faced Negro pitcher calmly munched on his toothpick and watched the New York Giants straggle up to the plate. Then Sam ("Toothpick") Jones of the St. Louis Cardinals slowly cocked his right arm and fired in his whistling fast ball. When Toothpick headed for the clubhouse one night last week, he could look back on a slick two-hitter. And the Cardinals had won another one, 5 to 1 to stay in front of the National League pennant race...
Some sample Tebbetts observations: ¶On a promising pitcher: "Major-league stuff and a great arm. Screwy in the head. Eliminate head, and I recommend. Get good surgeon...
...outfielder: "A low-ball hitter and an off-field hitter. No power; should not be played to pull. He is a good center fielder with a strong arm. A base runner. Every time he bends his left knee toward his right he is stealing." ¶On a pitcher: "Has major-league fast ball but is disturbing type on mound; looks like a mental case." ¶ On another pitcher: "Not recommended on present style. Has major-league equipment but is a Thomas Edison"-a baseball term for any player who is continually experimenting...
...better player than the others I couldn't scare off." In those days, Birdie's hero was a former big-league catcher named Bill Haeffner. Bill lent the youngster a mitt, and Birdie's career began. Soon he could catch the fastest pitcher on the club...