Word: roe
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Philadelphia at New York--Roberts vs Maglie; Brooklyn at Boston--Roe vs. Spahn; Pittsburgh at St. Louis (night)--Dickson vs. Staley; and Chicago at Cincinnati--Minner vs. Wheeler...
Brooklyn's power and defense should remain the best in the league, but pitching is their question mark. Only Roe, Branca, and Labine on the present squad were proved in action last year, while the rest of the staff is made up mostly of rookies...
...Roe Pierce, who proved unexpectedly able in the previous game, will start at one of the forward slots with high-scorer Brad Gieg at the other. Aside from Calhoun, whose main achievement is the large number of personal fouls he compiled last season, the Big Green team is well-balanced with four potential shooters. It is also taller than the Crimson starting five...
Brooklyn Manager Charley Dressen shot the works. Starting with his ace lefthander, Preacher Roe, he used up a total of seven pitchers trying to cut the Phillies down. In the eighth the Dodgers scored three runs, tied up the game. Going into the last of the twelfth the Phillies threatened again, loading the bases with one out. Brooklyn's Don Newcombe zipped a third strike past Outfielder Del Ennis. But then Philly First Baseman Eddie Waitkus lashed a liner toward Second Baseman Jackie Robinson, who had missed a grounder in the second inning that let in two Philadelphia runs...
Team: Brooklyn (by 5½ games) Pitcher: Roe, Brooklyn (19-2) Batter: Musial, St. Louis (.367) Runs Batted In: Irvin, New York (103) Home Runs: Kiner, Pittsburgh...