Lopat Sets New Earned-Run Record For Yankees
Ed Lopat, left handed pitcher for the New York Yankees, posted a standout start with an ERA under 1.00 in early 1951 and built a strong career arc through 1950 and 1951. The piece surveys his path from early minor-league roles to Yankees stardom and compares his era to historic marks set by Alexander and Johnson, noting the rarity of sub three ERAs in modern times.
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Edmund Lopat
Yankees
Ed Lopat
Lopat
New York City
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Greensburg
Pennsylvania
Jeanerette
Kilgore
Shreveport
Longview
Marshall
Salina
Oklahoma City
Little Rock
White Sox
Lefty Lopat
Eddie Lopat
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Alexander
Pete
Big Barney
Early Wynn
Cleveland
A.L
Hal Neyhouser
Carl Hubbell
Howie Pollet
Mort Cooper
Major League Baseball
Jam and Jelly Making Prompts for Fall
Households learn to harvest fruit and berries for jams and jellies. Recipes include Berry-Rhubarb and Currant Gooseberry jams, Cherry jam, Apple Raspberry jam, and Sunshine Strawberries plus serving ideas with pancakes and cottage cheese mixtures.
Young Iowa Trucker Wins Safety Contest Hauling Record
Walter Selman of Charlotte Iowa won the Chicago Stock Yards seven month safety program for livestock haulers. He traveled 80 000 miles in seven trucks carrying 7 000 hogs and 3 000 cattle from 19 states and Canada earning 1000 in bonds and merchandise. The newcomer uses a portable loading chute and an electric prodder and lines the truck floor with sand and limestone to reduce injuries.
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Walter Selman
Charlotte
Iowa
Chicago Stock Yards
Selmau
States
Canada
Chicago
Selman
Farm Production Seen Setting 1951 Record
The Agriculture Department projects 1951 will exceed 1950 in farm output with normal weather and good pest control. Higher production should lift gross farm income, while farmers face elevated prices for key inputs like machinery fuels livestock feed seed fertilizer and wages.
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Agriculture Department
Make Your Hoe Handle a Measuring Stick Idea
A gardener can save time by turning the hoe handle into a measuring tool. Paint bright rings at foot and half foot intervals from the end to use as a yardstick. This simple modification helps measure distances quickly while gardening.
Electric Cowboy Advocates Insulators for Fences
The note urges using glass or porcelain insulators on electric fences. It warns substitutes hurt economy and do not look good or last long.
New Pasture Aids Control Of Worms in Poultry Flock
Poultry experts advise farm wives that good pasture controls worms in growing flocks. A new pasture yearly is essential. Suggested grasses include a brome alfalfa mix or ladino if soil and temperature suit. Any poultry pasture should be clipped.
Outdoor Fireplace Pattern for Wood or Charcoal
Do it yourself pattern 243 from Workshop Pattern Service Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York explains an easy cheap outdoor fireplace with two storage cabinets sliding grill and coal drawer and a complete materials list.
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