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...spring, it had seemed certain that the veteran starting staff of Warren Spahn, Lew Burdette. Gene Conley, Bob Rush and Bob Buhl would soon put Milwaukee out front. But while the Yankees ran off and out of reach of the rest of the American League by late May. the Braves bumbled along into August without showing championship form. After a fine start, Spahn ran into a temporary slump. Burdette could not manage to win consistently. Conley has yet to win a game. Rush did not finish a game in twelve straight starts. Buhl came up with a shoulder injury...
...Philadelphia's Robin Roberts, 31, gave up the inevitable homerun ball but was in top form otherwise, set the Cubs down on three hits to win 3-1, became the 59th major-leaguer to win 200 games (others still active: the Braves' Warren Spahn, the White Sox's Early Wynn), turned his thoughts hopefully to 300 victories: "If I can keep on pitching the way I have, I might make...
...Pitcher: Spahn,Milwaukee...
...Look who's doing the squawking, Antonelli and Spahn," he said angrily. "Why Antonelli of the San Francisco Giants lost 18 games last year and he's making excuses should he lose another 18 this season. He's already negotiating for next year's contract...
Antonelli and Spahn were among the hurlers who yesterday derided the proximity of the Coliseum's left field barrier. Bob Friend of Pittsburgh also joined in as did other stars, past and present, who said the game was turning into a "Hitters' paradise and pitchers' nightmare...