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True or False. Zane Grey, famous writer once played professional baseball.
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The rookie second baseman established himself as a Twin regular after coming up to Minnesota late in the year. Starting in the 1965 World Series, Frank hit a double the first time he faced Sandy Koufax.
Fast ball pitcher. Came to the Athletics from the Portland Club of the Pacific Coast League, where, in 1929, he won 21 games and lost 25 for a sixth place club, and pitched in 370 innings, more than any other twirler in the league. Mahaffey began his professional career with Columbia in the South Atlantic League in 1925. He had a tryout with Pittsburgh the next year, but failed to make the grade. He is a right-hander, 30 years old, six feet tall, and weighs 180 pounds. Last year he won 13 games and lost 13, pitching for the Athletics.
Tall, thin, Blackwell looks like a spider when he winds up. His wicked side arm delivery develops a speed that has put him among the top flight pitchers. In 1947, he won 22 games and lost 8. His phenomenal feat of striking out 193 batters and also winning 16 straight games will be talked about in baseball for many years. Playing organized baseball since 1942 with 3 years out for war.
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