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Happy Harry Hale and the bunt that changed Johnson
In a tale recounted by Ty Cobb, Harry Hale from Happy Hollow, a 6 foot 7 inch pitcher weighing 138 pounds, impressed early with speed but never learned bunting. A fortuitous bunt strategy later influenced Walter Johnson, boosting Johnson’s rise and leaving Hale remembered as Cobb’s favorite player.
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Happy Hollow
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Shreveport
Red Fisher
Ab Powell
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