Word: roettger
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...eight days in advance, Bob Shawkey, the starting pitcher in the 1923 opener, threw out the first ball. Five of his and Ruth's teammates from the 1923 Yankees (World Series winners that year) were on hand-Waite Hoyt, "Jumping Joe" Dugan, Hinkey Haines, Whitey Witt and Oscar Roettger. The youthful crowd greeted the old heroes with no more than polite applause and saved the biggest ovation for Mickey Mantle, the most nearly contemporary demigod introduced. Even Joe DiMaggio failed to produce much of an explosion among the watchers. Because of his recent television commercials, many of them probably...
...again-though no team has ever won four American League pennants in a row. A "spring world series" against the world champion St. Louis Cardinals, in which the Athletics won three out of four games, convinced Manager Cornelius McGillicuddy that few new tactics were needed. His two rookies -Oscar Roettger at first base and Outfielder Ed Coleman-batted .400 or more. He had discovered a young right-handed pitcher, Joe Bowman, to supplement his seasoned staff of Grove, EarnshaW, WaLberg, Rommel and Mahaffey. The New York Yankees, the young Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators, a team of oldsters...
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