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Vic Wertz
Vic hits a long ball, and is a good man in the outfield. He began the 1952 season with the Detroit Tigers and after appearing in 85 games for them was traded to St. Louis in a big deal. He's been in baseball since 1942. He began as an outfielder and has stayed one with the exception of 1943 with Buffalo when he appeared in 1 game, pitching 2 innings.
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One of the rising stars in the A.L. Won 10 and lost 14 with weak Browns last season but finished 16th among the top junior circuit hurlers with a nice ERA of 4.16. In 1947 he won only six games but had an even better ERA mark of 3.58.



At end of 1947 season Brownies bought Jerry from Senators for $25,000. In 151 games for Brownies he had a .296 batting average, including 40 doubles, nine triples and eight homers. Jerry came up through minors in Yankee chain, and joined New York for 1941 season. He was traded to the Senators for the 1943 season.



The 1951 season had just gotten under way when Les was traded to the Red Sox by the Browns. Now he's back with the Browns, being traded in December of '51. The Browns brought Les up to the majors at the end of the '46 season after he batted .297 at Toledo, and in 12 games he hit .371. His hitting dropped off to .157 in '47, but he brought it up to .257 in '48 and in '49, Les hit .291, and .266 in '50. In 1944 and 1945 he served in the Merchant Marine.



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Satchell Paige
"Ole Satch" had the best season, in '52, of his long deferred and much interrupted Major League career. He was tied for 2nd in Games Appeared in, turning in an 8-8 record as a reliever and a 4-2 mark as a starter. In addition, he was in the finishing pitcher in 10 other Brownie wins. Satchell hurled a 12 inning, 1-0 shutout against the Tigers in '52. He's been in the AL since '48, hurling for the Indians in '48 and '49 and the Browns in '51.
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