october january professional baseball pitcher played major_league_baseball mlb early career starter later middle occasionally closer reached majors boston_red_sox completed year obligation active military half seasons traded detroit_tigers served team season season selected major_league_baseball expansion draft played season traded cincinnati_reds playing season major league level minor league system productive years came boston won games averaging innings season appeared strictly saved career high games senators seven season career posted record era appearances including saves complete games shutout innings retired baseball season investment firm executive career lasted years retiring vice chairman father hall brothers played baseball major league level brother general manager minor league baseball teams later president international_league early life born october missouri baseball hall fame player played baseball high school went work father coach organization dave kept statistics occasionally allowed pitch dodgers future pursue contract commitment princeton future military obligation signed boston_red_sox american_league time princeton began professional baseball career age class pitched games season starting pitcher win loss record era innings pitched play professional baseball active military service major_league career boston_red_sox military commitment joined organization began season major league debut april inning relief appearance new_york_yankees mlb victory came seven days later inning relief appearance yankees boston august sixth start pitched seven inning complete game victory cleveland_indians pitching star future hall total appeared games season starting pitcher win loss record saves strikeouts era inning pitched tied league fielding percentage committing single error sixth highest total hit batsmen seven following season praised performance selected boston area harry award winner given annually voted boston_red_sox rookie named january signed expected candidate pitching rotation slot impressed coaching staff early spring practices manager commented looks good mature shows confidence regular season began initially effective winning games defeat starts including complete game victories yankees point yankees earning moniker sportswriter era considered high large loss scored earned runs innings july defeated yankees making career overall season lowered era victory season followed consecutive losses pitching total innings appear game september recorded save baltimore_orioles september closed season consecutive losses yankees pitched second game giving hits earned runs innings season totals include record era inning pitched began spring training spectacular form pitching total innings allowed batters faced order finished spring consecutive losses including pittsburgh_pirates father special assistant manager opened regular season complete game victory yankees april pitched career complete game shutout victory detroit_tigers future hall improving record season months average innings pitched declined starts occasions entered game relief went june august defeated yankees recorded victory completed season record era strikeouts career high innings pitched february announced signed season considered disappointing season impress outing spring training giving hits bases balls innings work lack pitching depth noted weakness entering season unpredictable youth hopes regain previous level success opened season slated relief pitcher idea start certain cases relief appearances april era inning pitched management decided performance pitching staff considered inexperienced traded detroit_tigers starting pitcher detroit_tigers won games tigers continually performed noted manager sportswriter commented tigers gained thing transaction tigers lost games season trade decided changes needed addition trade fired manager replaced moves initially proved effective sparking winning game streak began defeating yankees games continuing rebound tigers faced winning pitched scoreless inning relief appearance team exclusively relief pitched games tigers winning game losses collected seven saves seventh record error returned tigers season manager noted confident bullpen help needed pointing previous season reference tigers bullpen won games began straight victories pitching scoreless inning appearance april performance considered surprise having poor spring training pitched game season quickly lost form era risen record point season began turn fortunes regained effectiveness august lowered era season totals included era win loss record career added saves innings pitched washington senators season announced going create new teams los_angeles washington thought tigers best season listed tigers eligible major_league_baseball expansion draft draft occurred december selected fourth overall pick senators received communication teams interested national_league athletics decided trade pick expansion draft instead new manager defined role team season began designating relief pitcher felt tigers having left unprotected team considered retiring baseball ultimately decided sign senators solid half season allowing earned run june era record seven saves point effectiveness declined rapidly allowing runs score appearances game june relieved starter immediately gave bases balls batters faced forced runs gave grand slam followed base balls relieved having recording course couple months era steadily rising playing time making appearances month july august major league start august tigers giving seven hits earned runs loss total appearances win loss record finished sixth saves september senators agreed send current dollar adjustment player named later cincinnati_reds pitcher complete transaction washington sent reds player named november cincinnati reds reds champions addition ensure stability pitching staff team management high hopes return world series expected relief pitcher joined reds team brother dick base coach father pittsburgh mentioned relieved son play recent series pirates reds recalling mixed emotions felt elder son dick helped defeat dodgers important game hitting home run younger season begin appearances june allowed run era june pitched scoreless inning victory pirates time time george watched son pitch opponent season disappointment completed season allowing earned run course final games earning victory september final major league appearance totals season included record era save innings pitched coming season manager envisioned role coming bullpen idea occasionally start reds announced february signed season reds club optioned class aaa team san_diego_padres games pitched started record era innings march announced retired baseball join investment company later life baseball career executive investment firm years reaching level vice chairman sponsor semi professional baseball team located florida invited play season ending tournament decide champion senior executive firm denied funding team forcing decline raised unexpected decision considering baseball player feel costs running team originally agreed contract possibility arose father record hits season surpassed living dallas texas time son dave followed progress season mixed feelings record chase happy talked people discovering player hoping record broken games noting took games achieve finished season hits extended invitation entire family attend celebration younger prevented emergency heart procedure travelling seattle remarked organization extending invitation died january cancer age missouri survived wife son grandchildren
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