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Originally Posted by Johnny V
You are so right. I hadn't really thought about it but yes, when we talked about those great teams we never mentioned any pitchers, only those many great and very good hitters. Of course they had very good pitching. They were not going to win all those pennants with no pitching. I guess when your team is giving you more runs it makes it a little easier. They won plenty of one run games too. Ford was a great pitcher for sure. RIP Whitey.
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The great pitching was always there. 1927, the 110 win season, and what many consider the greatest team ever, was eons ahead of it's time with a true, real life closer in Wilcy Moore, a true 8th and 9th inning specialist that recorded 19 saves in 1927, an unheard of number, and concept, for that period.
The runs scored over those years didn't hurt. Some of those offenses were overwhelming and would naturally cast a huge shadow over the pitching staffs.
