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Word: sluggingest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1944-1944
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...Left-hander Hal Newhouser (22-8), had a good chance of exceeding Dizzy & Paul Dean's 1934 total of 49 wins. To aid and abet this outstanding pitching, the Tigers had Sluggers Rudy York (16 home runs) and Navy-released Dick Wakefield. Pitcher Trout himself was the sluggingest pitcher in the League, with five home runs to his credit. But if hitting would do it, the Red Sox were in. The club led the League in batting, boasted the three top individual averages. One of the three, however, was brilliant Second Baseman Bobby Doerr, who played his last game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Pennant Parade | 9/11/1944 | See Source »

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