Pitching counts rise as major league rosters swell
Article by Tommy Clark argues teams now carry more pitchers than in the past with six to fifteen arms at training camps. He notes historical examples from Boid to Keefe and Welch and cites the Athletics’ six pitchers as a modern peak while warning excess pitching inflates costs and can hurt performance.
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Tommy Clark
Tommy Boid
Boston
Tim Keefe
Mickey Welsh
Eda Crane
New York Giants
Keefe
Welsh
Crane
Titcomb
Rostow
Nichola
Kiebedanz
Stivetts
Sullivan
Gambling Would Kill Baseball, Says Historian
A fragmented note argues that gambling interests have harmed U S baseball by closing race tracks and undermining integrity over the past twenty years, reflecting concern about the sport's fortunes and men involved in the game.
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United States
One Leg Grey Twirler Is Wonder of Coast
Los Angeles fans boast a deaf and dumb catcher and a one armed second baseman but Dutch Coombs of the Redondo club is said to be the only pitcher with a cork leg. He pitched a sixteen inning game in a long effort for the Bennet team in the trolley league.
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Los Angeles
Dutch Coombs
Redondo
Coombs
Tex
Emipro
Mon Stones
Joan Coombs
Athletics
Benett Ame
Johnson
House
Walter Johnson Dominates Pitchers Fame and Home Valor
The record of Walter Johnson, Washington's star pitcher, shows how fans and critics weigh his value beyond wins. His salary dispute reveals star power and the impact of a winning club on a pitcher's reputation, with Johnson hailed as one of baseball's greats despite mixed seasons.
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Washington
Walter Johnson
Twinler
Juart
Walter
Johnson
John Hancock
Idaho
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American Press Association
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New Enterprise Council
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