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...also led the league in strikeouts (240), completed games (19), shutouts (8) and earned-run average (1.62). For a veteran moundsman, such marks would be merely amazing. For a fledgling in his first full season in the big leagues, it is, as Oakland Pitching Coach Bill Posedel says, downright "scary...
...lore of lefthanders is filled with tales of young fireballers like the Dodgers' Karl Spooner or Cleveland's Herb Score who, through injury or accident, ended their careers in one quick flameout. "Vida's one of those kids who come along once in a lifetime," says Posedel. "He throws awful hard, and the only thing you don't know is if his arm is ready for it." Says A's Manager Dick Williams: "I'd like to keep him in a glass case between starts...
After three decades and more of labors by Rabbit Maranville, Casey Stengel, and the immortal Bill Posedel, the Boston Braves are about to bring a pennant to Boston. Of course the Red Sox have won during that stretch-- and mind you there is nothing wrong with the Red Sox--but the wigwam is where the heart...
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