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1240:Jimmy Key
1142:Bob Groom
1009:Hal Brown
870:Fangraphs
692:Bob Lemon
359:, he and
352:. At the
337:during a
323:home runs
304:St. Louis
114:MLB debut
1261:Joe Lake
1135:Sam Gray
1030:Joe Bush
684:home run
308:shutouts
446:At the
424:bullpen
420:starter
385:innings
264:pitcher
99:Batted:
52:Pitcher
339:relief
105:Threw:
91:, U.S.
74:, U.S.
658:2.09
655:.961
652:.170
604:4.45
601:.402
173:Teams
144:37–55
107:Right
80:Died:
60:Born:
862:ESPN
752:2015
675:ERA+
643:285
640:391
634:405
631:368
628:768
625:744
610:164
584:RF/9
579:Fld%
539:ERA+
490:PCT
462:for
454:and
448:1951
428:1950
412:1950
389:1949
371:and
354:1948
343:1947
333:and
314:and
296:1946
284:1943
280:1939
246:1950
242:1949
221:1951
211:1951
207:1949
197:1951
193:1948
189:1946
185:1943
154:4.45
101:Both
883:at
858:MLB
646:10
637:67
616:26
613:98
607:94
598:55
595:37
569:HBP
514:SHO
494:ERA
325:to
278:in
164:285
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930:/
768:.
690:'
661:7
649:3
622:6
619:3
574:BA
564:WP
554:BB
549:HR
534:ER
524:IP
519:SV
509:CG
504:GS
487:L
407:.
367:,
329:,
318:.
266:.
244:,
195:,
187:,
918:e
911:t
904:v
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559:K
544:R
529:H
499:G
483:W
248:)
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