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In what year did the New York Giants win 26 straight games?
1916.
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Fritz Ostermueller of the Boston Red Sox is a good example of a pitcher who learned control through hard work. Fritz, like most young pitchers with plenty of speed and a nice stock of curves, was inclined to wildness when he first came to the majors. He spent his mornings lobbing the ball easily to his catcher, always throwing at a target, like the catcher's glove, his knee, shoulder or belt buckle. Remember, control is vital in pitching and many older pitchers have stayed in the majors after their natural "stuff" had faded, because they had perfect control.
Ray, an ex-Major League outfield star, is starting his 34th year in baseball. He played all of his 10 N.L. years with the Cards, hitting over .300 four straight times, with a high of .342 in '25. He managed the Cards in '39 & '40 and also piloted Columbus, Rochester, New Orleans and St. Paul. Before coming to the Cubs in '53, he coached the Reds, Dodgers and Cards.
One of the ablest relief pitchers in the National League is Walter "Jumbo" Brown, the big, good-natured right-hander of the New York Giants. Brown can be seen in the Giant bull pen daily and whenever a pitcher wavers, he starts warming up. He appeared in thirty-one games last year, winding up with four victories and no setbacks, and the year before showed in forty-three games, winning five and losing three. Brown has been in and out of the majors since 1925, when he came up with the Chicago Cubs. He has also pitched for Cleveland, the Yankees and Cincinnati, who traded him to the Giants in 1937.
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