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Bruce was called to the Pirates 7-3-71 to replace military-bound Bob Moose, and he pitched so effectively that he remained with the club for the rest of the season and became a World Series hero. A sidearmer, Bruce is especially tough on righthanded batters. He throws a natural sinker and a fine curve-ball.
A total of 15 different brands were used on the backs of the 1909 T206 Set cards (American Beauty, Broadleaf, Carolina Brights, Cycle, Drum, El Principle de Gales, Hindu, Lenox, Old Mill, Piedmont, Polar Bear, Sovereign, Sweet Caporal, Tolstoi, and Uzit) - but there are nearly 40 different backs with several of those brands having more than one variation.
The Brownies acquired him in October 1952 from the Brooklyn Dodger organization in a deal re- ported to be in the vicinity of $150,000. He is tabbed as one of the future greats. He was in 154 games for the 1953 Brownies, hitting .219. Played prep ball at Indiana, Pa. and also for Indiana State (Penn.) Teachers College. While a sophomore at Indiana Teachers was invited by the Dodgers to attend a try-out camp, and wound up signing with the team.
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