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What was the longest nine inning game played in the American League?
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For the second successive year, "Jack" Wilson finished with a pitching percentage of .500. Wilson won 11 and lost 11 for the Boston Red Sox last year, again proving one of the hardest-working pitchers on the staff. He appeared in 36 games and twirled 177 innings. The Oregonian, who started his professional career as an infielder in 1930, looked like one of the most promising young pitchers to come up in a long time when he captured 16 and lost 10 for the Sox in 1937, his second full season in the majors. He was hampered by a bad arm the next year but managed to win 15 and lose 15, and last year showed signs of regaining his old form. He was used often in relief roles, loves work and takes every Red Sox setback as a personal defeat.
In 36 games in 1950, winning 5 and losing 4. Had a 12-14 record the year before. His 1949 earned run average was 3.43. Monte began the 1948 season with the Giants' Minneapolis farm team in the American Association. There he had a 3 and 6 record. But one of his wins was a no-hitter pitched against Louisville. Final score was 14-0. The Giants called him up, and he won 3 while dropping 9.
In the Mets youth movement, John is one of the key players that the Mets are counting upon for years to come. Johnnny is a lefthanded batter with good power to all fields. A player with rare determination, John played most of the 1963 season with a broken finger. Unable to perform his catching duties that year, he played centerfield with a splint on his finger.
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