Bill came up to the Majors for the 2nd time in '52... he had a brief trial with the Phillies in '49. After starting his pro ball career with a .328 Batting Average at Americus in '46, Bill played for Utica and Toronto. With Baltimore in '51, Bill hit .250 and 15 HR's. Prior to being called up by the Indians in '52, he was banging the ball at a .303 clip for Sacramento.
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"Rollie" Hemsley had no equal as a defensive catcher in 1940. The important cog in the Cleveland Indian machine caught 119 games for the Tribesmen and made only four errors all season. He averaged .994, topping all the regular backstops. At the bat, he collected 111 hits for an average of .267, b...
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Hit under .300 for first time in career in 1951. Even so, Dale batted a good .290, and drove in 62 runs. Had 11 homers, 7 triples, 21 doubles. His 11 homers were equal to the total of his round-trippers with Indians in previous years. With Cleveland since end of '46.
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Working in florist shop in Snohomish, Wash., when he started playing ball with the town team, Given tryout with Seattle in 1924, but turned down and went into independent ball. Came back to Pacific Coast League with San Francisco two years later and starred. Played three years in Pacific Coast Le...
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2024 Donruss Set (Baseball)
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2006 Topps Set (Baseball)
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1992 Stadium Club Set (Baseball)
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1955 Bowman Set (Baseball)
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1976 Topps Set (Baseball)
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2004 Topps Set (Baseball)
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2019 Stadium Club Set (Baseball)
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1909 T206 Set (Baseball)
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2013 Topps Set (Baseball)
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1991 Conlon Set (Baseball)
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2019 Topps Heritage Set (Baseball)
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2000 Topps Gallery Set (Baseball)
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2009 O-Pee-Chee Set (Baseball)
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1978 Topps Set (Baseball)
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2014 Topps Gypsy Queen Set (Baseball)
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Early Wynn
1943, his second full season in majors, was his best - with an 18-12 record for Washington Senators. He had another excellent season in 1947 when his record read 17-15. Last season he appeared in 33 games for Senators and had an 8-19 record. At end of 1948 season he was traded with Mickey Vernon to Cleveland Indians.