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Tight pitchers as pennant winners in baseball
Clarke Griffith argued an airtight pitcher is the cornerstone of a champion team. The piece surveys Mathewson Coombs Brown Ford and others, examines pitchers lacking head or nerve like Reulbach and Marquard, and cites Coombs and Mathewson as the clearest examples of perfection in the role. It notes Major League clubs rely on elite control, curve, stamina, and a strong mind.
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New York Herd Co
Clarke Griffith
Polo Ground
Christy” Mathewson
Reds
Fox
Cincinnati
Mathewson
Coombs
Brown
Adan
Ford
Giants
Yankees
Athletics
Cubs
Pittsburg
Detroit
Babe’ Adams
Chicago
Mathew
New York
Gibraltar
Filli
Srey
Detroi
George Mullen
Reulbach
Pirates
Tommy Leach
Wagner
Chance
Rensbach
Brooklyn
Marquard
Niagara
McGraw
Indianapolis
American Association
Lobert
Kling
Babe
Adams
Devore
Chase
Austin
Marthewson
Philadelphia
Mack
Maine
Kennebunk
Colby College
Colby
Vermont
Cornelius Mack
Connie” Mack
Mercury
Connie
Texas
Walter Johnson
Washington
Ed” Walsh
Chicago White Sox
Boston