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Ted joined the Indians in August of '52 after 8 1⁄2 seasons in the National League. He's been in pro ball since '38 and was brought up to the Cards after turning in records of 20-10 at Houston in '41 and 16-8 for Columbus in '43. Ted was 17-4 to lead the NL in his rookie season ('44). The great reliever appeared in 77 games for the Cards in '46 and '47 winning 12 and losing 0. He turned in a 2.85 ERA in 65 games while pitching for the Cards and Pirates in '51.
Healthy again in 2004 after a cruel '03 season, Jermaine - who signed with the White Sox in December - gave the Athletics a strong bat. On August 8, he locked down one of the year's most thrilling victories by cracking a go-ahead single in the 18th inning at Minnesota.
Al won a regular berth in the Cleveland outfield last year by increasing his '53 batting average 41 points! A hard-hitting speedster, he grounded into the fewest double plays of any full time A.L. player in '54. Breaking in with Wilkes-Barre in '48 he batted .316, advanced to San Diego in '50 and went to Indianapolis in '52. Al batted .332 in '53 and was brought up by Cleveland.
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