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Lucky Tribe

Sometimes it seems the Indians are pretty unlucky. It hasn't always been that way.

I was watching "The Monty Stratton Story" on AMC this week. Gene Bearden appeared as himself, having once pitched against Stratton. I remembered a bit about Bearden. Curious, I went to baseball-reference.com.

Did you know ...

1948 was Bearden's rookie season. He won 20, lost 7. He struck out 80 and walked 106! For his career (6 years), Bearden struck out 259 and walked 435. He won 1 WS game against the Braves. As I recall, his 20th win of the season was the playoff game against the Red Sox.

1948 was Bearden's only winning season in the Majors. He never again won more than 8 games, which is easy to believe with his BB:K ratio.

We talk a lot about how unlucky the Indians are. You can certainly make a case that they used up all their luck in 1948, winning the WS with Gene Bearden as their star pitcher.

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Re: Lucky Tribe
As I recall Bearden was a knuckle ball pitcher.  Those guys have, almost inherently, a high K/BB ratio and can lose their effectiveness in a hurry.

Bearden was the good luck.  Again, without looking it up, I think that Lou Boudreau was hurt for most of that season - the bad luck.

It all balances out in the end.

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Aug 15, 2007 4:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Re: Lucky Tribe
Actually, Boudreau had a freakishly good year in 1948 (165 OPS+).

by Ryan on Aug 15, 2007 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

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Yeah, first game I saw on TV.  Tiny black and white at Lou's Deli at Fairmount Circle.

Boudreau was hurt in the '54 season and they had the famous shortstop, Sam Dente.  "Win plenty with Dente."

I believe the backup for Boudreau in '48 was Johnny Baradino who went on to become a favorite soap opera star in General Hospital.

Just some rambling from an old Indians fan.

by Cactus Jack on Aug 15, 2007 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

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Oops, it was '50 he was hurt.  How could I forget that he was MVP in '48!
LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Aug 15, 2007 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

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