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Rise of Joe L Brown fuels Pirates' title run
In Florida reports, Pirates general manager Joe L Brown is praised for shrewd trades since 1956. His top moves included Hoak Haddix Burgess for Thomas, Virdon for Del Greco and Littlefield, Mizell for Javier and Bauta, Schofield and cash for O'Brien and Freese, and Smith for Hamlin and Hall. Drafts like Rocky Nelson and signings such as Clem Labine boosted depth as Groat's injury and World Series heroics underscored Brown's impact.
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Harry Grayson
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Fort Myers
Fla
NEA
Joe L. Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brown
Danny Murtaugh
Bob Purkey
Cincinnati
Don Gross
Purkey
Gross
Dick Groat
Duke University
Armed Forces
Pirates
Bucs
Don Hoak
Harvey Haddix
Smokey Burgess
Reds
Frank Thomas
Johnny Powers
Jim Pendleton
Whammy Douglas
Bill Virdon
St. Louis Cardinals
Bobby del Greco
Dick Littlefield
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Cardinals
Julian Javier
Ed Bauta
Dick Schofield
Cash
Johnny O'Brien
Gene Freese
Hal Smith
Kansas City Athletics
Dick Hall
Ken Hamlin
Hoak
Haddix
Burgess
Virdon
Mizell
Smith
Preston Ward
Cleveland
Hank Foiles
Dale Long
Lee Walls
Chicago Cubs
Gene Baker
Dee Fondy
Baker
Ted Kluszewski
Fondy
Gino Cimoli
Tom Cheney
Ronnie Kline
Cimoli
Bob Skinner
Nurtaugh
Cheney
Clem Labine
Rocky Nelson
Ricky Nelson