Danny
Litwhiler (b. 1916) played for the Phillies, Cardinals, Braves and Reds
in an 11-year career. In 1942, as a
Phillie, he made the All Star team. That
year he became the first player to go the entire season without making an
error. He later became a legendary collegiate baseball coach at Florida State
and Michigan State, and coached such future stars as Steve Garvey and Kirk
Gibson. http://fairandunbalancedblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/baseball-losses-in-2011.html
Warren
Spahn was a wonderful pitcher. The winningest left-hander in
history, his 363 victories place him sixth on the all-time list. His career
earned run average was 3.09 over 5,243 innings. I am amazed that Spahn is
omitted from some of the recent listings of the greatest pitchers of all time
as ranked by current baseball writers/historians. Leaving him out is puzzling,
to say the least, based solely on his numbers. But when some of the pitchers
included have substantially fewer wins and higher ERAs, it’s downright absurd.
What are these people thinking? http://seamheads.com/2012/02/19/the-glory-days-the-old-left-hander/
Matt
Moore, Rays, LHP, 22 (age) - Moore is the odds-on favorite to win
the award in the American League. An eighth-round draft pick by the Rays in
2007, he went 12-3 across two levels in 2011 with a 1.92 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 210
K/46 BB over 155 innings. He tossed a no-hitter on June 16, and would have lead
the minors in total strikeouts for the third straight year if not for his
September call-up. Over his five minor league seasons, he had a 2.64 ERA, 1.10
WHIP and a whopping 12.7 K/9 over 497.1 innings. He continued his dominance
during his stint with the Rays, striking out 15 batters, to only three walks,
over 9.1 innings, including 11 Yankees over five innings on September 22. Moore
is a 6’-2”, 205 lb lefty who throws serious heat. His fastball tops out at 98
mph and sits comfortably in the mid-90s with ease. His curveball is filthy, and
his change-up is still getting better. He has outstanding mound presence and
brings another ace mentality to an always loaded Rays rotation. http://throughthefencebaseball.com/top-20-al-rookie-of-the-year-candidates-for-2012/17652/
The birth of Frank Duncan in 1901 is celebrated on
this date. He was an African-American baseball player and manager in the Negro
Leagues. Duncan was born and raised in
Kansas City. He played on semi-pro teams in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Chicago
before he was traded to the Monarchs in 1921. One of the top catchers in the
Negro Baseball Leagues, Frank Duncan spent most of his playing career with the
Kansas City Monarchs. He was their first-string catcher during the Monarchs'
glory years of the 1920s, when the team won three consecutive league
championships. Duncan was behind the plate when Kansas City beat the Hilldale
Club of Philadelphia in the first Negro World Series. He was also their playing
manager for most of the 1940s, when the Monarchs were, once again, one of the
premier teams in black baseball. Although his hitting was modest, he was an
outstanding defensive catcher, who excelled at throwing out base runners and
handling pitchers. Satchel Paige, Hilton Smith, and Bullet Joe Rogan were just
a few of the great pitchers he caught during his long, 28-year career. He also
ran the bases well and earned the reputation as a tough, hard-sliding player. http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/frank-duncan-baseball-original
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