Word: pitchers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Harvard representatives performed well, but pitcher Byron Johnson, shortstop Bill Rodgers, and outfielder Maurice Balboni must be singled out for heroes' honors...
...Wadsworth, the best man on coach Shepard's very capable mound staff, will probably get the starting assignment today. Wadsworth also started the earlier Eli game, and was not up to his usual standard of effectiveness. However, his overall performance this season has clearly established his excellence as a pitcher (his won-lost record is 4-2, his earned run average around 2.00) and it will be surprising if he does not improve on that previous Yale outing...
...Harvey Haddix, who pitched better far longer than any pitcher ever did-and lost. See SPORT...
...with just one hit. Wilhelm's knuckler is different from most. He actually throws it from the fingertips of his middle and index fingers, keeps the nails on those fingers cut short for a better grip. Out of high school in the North Carolina mill town of Cornelius, Pitcher Wilhelm moved up through the minor leagues slowly. His chief problem was that few catchers could hold on to his pitches. He was 28 before he reached the majors with the New York Giants in 1952. Giant Manager Leo Durocher immediately made him a relief pitcher. "The knuckler can fool...
Traded to Baltimore near the end of the season, Wilhelm was assured by Manager Paul Richards that he could be a starting pitcher. It seems to have made all the difference. As a starter, he did not have to throw so hard, could pace himself, concentrate more on control with softer pitches. Manager Richards figures that his knuckle-ball ace has four or five years of good pitching left: "He's my best pitcher now, and he's getting better." On that statement, Richards will get no argument from the rest of the American League...