february january american professional baseball pitcher played major_league_baseball best known time spent star teams mid late 1920s early 1930s signed questioning competitive drive sold boston_red_sox returning military service regular contributor yankees acquired season served key member pitching staff yankees won world series championships tenure team retiring player served coach farm system director general manager philadelphia_phillies regarded greatest left handed pitchers baseball history later called sale greatest mistake died cerebral later year posthumously inducted early life born february pennsylvania father mother née sharp descent ancestors came united_states youngest children attended played baseball team struggling baseman weak offensive output throwing arm resulted curved throws coach converted pitcher playing career pitching threw hitter catcher son manager agreed sign athletics later date signed play collegiate team based father insisted sign alias order protect collegiate eligibility threw hitter traveling negro league baseball team promoted athletics intended prospects replace star pitchers chief major league debut athletics season allowing hit innings pitched youngest person play american_league season major neighbor took wing taught throw missed season illness season posted win loss record earned run average era innings pitched athletics pitched scoreless innings world series athletics lost let season naming starting pitcher opening day threw hit complete game shutout boston_red_sox athletics struggled playing style drew concluding lacked ambition sold price current dollar terms later regarded sale greatest mistake boston_red_sox deep pitching staff place loaned providence international_league august remainder season split season international_league buffalo pitched era buffalo won league pennant won world series appear series pitching minor league baseball began regain confidence boston manager season enlisted united_states_navy pitched team fielded navy defeating team composed members united_states_army exhibition bridge game new manager signed new contract promising use regularly season received start apiece months april relied bullet leading threaten quit late fulfilled earlier promise continued use regularly memorial day finished season win loss record era innings pitched served team ace pitcher season subsequently settled starter campaign went seven wild pitches leading new_york_yankees began negotiate acquire yankees traded offseason new_york_yankees pitched win loss record season yankees leading american_league winning percentage finishing sixth wins pitching world series defeated new_york_giants game october end game world series winning streak recorded save securing yankees win game pitched win game day rest yankees world series championship called greatest pitching performance seen season pitched win loss record era striking career high batters win total second era johnson finished fourth strikeouts johnson innings pitched walks plus hits inning pitched whip ratio led season era second best season posted career high wins finishing second george led whip issued fewest walks innings pitched pennant race called best left majors earned wins game game world series finished game seven series yankees lost yankees reached world series facing pittsburgh_pirates pitched complete game pirates game world series allowing hit eighth inning performance drew praise teammate yankees swept series pittsburgh pitching hit shutout august missed remainder season including world series arm injury home runs innings pitched led era trailed wins tied eighth place yankees defeated cardinals world series yankees starting rotation likened season saw pitching time pitching quality diminish rest career posted innings pitched season era rose suffered bouts won career game season left handed pitcher reach mark led walks innings pitched pitched innings relief chicago_cubs world series recording saves new_york chapter named player year serving exclusively relief pitcher win loss record appearances season yankees honored dinner january gave release return boston teammate athletics serving general manager signed roster season pitching major leagues served relief pitcher retired career record wins losses era pitched world series philadelphia new_york member world series championship teams world series play amassed career win loss record saves second pitcher win world series games seven world series championship teams played world series member winning team including consider greatest left handed pitchers time post playing career general manager farm team prior season returned serving base pitching coach manager served role season served assistant supervisor boston minor league system reporting evans succeeded evans director late season december carpenter new owner philadelphia_phillies hired general manager receiving recommendation carpenter gave lifetime contract filled carpenter duties team owner drafted service world war general manager changed team invested million current dollar terms players known kids won national_league pennant including created managers club baseball history allowing fans feedback team advocated repeal bonus rule opposed racial integration baseball signed team president dodgers series philadelphia told bring rest team threatened boycott game robinson played age week days 54th birthday collapsed lobby result cerebral pronounced dead arrival hospital healthy inviting friends join madison square garden attend boxing match honors honored day april weeks death elected attempt erect statue honor blocked support segregation baseball teammate called ball player knew included book greatest baseball players time inducted noted baseball photographer considered favorite subjects photograph personal nicknamed square married high school sweetheart younger sister childhood friend october attended spring training traveled husband team season couple daughter jane born son joe born jane later married member yankees rented apartment wife children stayed yankees played home games proficient horse rider raised silver grew flowers vegetables farm
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