ONEMOREINNING

      

 “my most memorable moment”

IN THE EARLY DAYS OF ONE MORE INNING I WOULD ASK PLAYERS THE ABOVE QUESTION:HERE IS THEIR ANSWER

 

ALLIE REYNOLDS: 13 YEARS  W:182 L:107   ERA:3.30  K:1,423

THE FIRST TIME I WALKED TO THE MOUND.

 

SMOKY BURGESS: 18 YEARS  BA.295   HR:126   RBI:673

WHEN WE WON THE WORLD SERIES WHILE I WAS WITH THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES AND WE MANAGED TO CLINCH IT WHEN  WE WERE IN PITTSBURGH!

 

TOMMY GLAVIANO:  5 YEARS  BA.247   HR:24   RBI:108

THE DAY I HIT A GRAND SLAM. IT HAPPENED TO BE THE ONLY ONE DURING MY WHOLE CAREER.

 

BILL RIGNEY:  8 YEARS  BA.259   HR:41   RBI:212

I HAD TWO MEMORABLE MOMENTS. AS A PLAYER IT WAS MY BASES LOADED HOMERUN AGAINST THE DODGERS IN 1947 AND MY OTHER ONE WAS BECOMING THE MANAGER OF THE GIANTS.

 

ELMER VALO:  200 YEARS:  BA.282  HR:58  RBI:61

PLAYING IN THE MAJORS FOR 20 YEARS.

 

NED GARVER: 14 YEARS  W:129 L:157  ERA:3.73   K:881

WINNING 20^th GAME OF 1951 SEASON:

(EDITORS NOTE: THE BROWNS ENDED UP IN LASY PLACE THAT YEAR)

 

SPEC SHEA: 8 YEARS:  W:56 L:46  ERA:3.80  K:361

PITCHING IN  THE WORLD SERIES AND HAVING THE HONOR OF PITCHING IN THE ALL STAR GAME AS WELL.

 

GUS ZERNIAL: 11 YEARS:  BA.265  HR:237  RBI:776

7 HOMERUNS IN 4 CONSECUTIVE GAMES. PHILADELPHIA, 1951

 

 

 

 

ANDY PAFKO: 17 YEARS:  BA.285   HR:213  RBI:976

HITTING A GRANDSLAM AGAINST PITTSBURGH IN 1945 WITH MY MOM WATCHING ME PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

 

MAX LANIER: 14 YEARS:  W:108 L:82  ERA:3.01  K:821

PITCHING IN THE 1942 WORLD SERIES AGAINST THE YANKEES.

 

SID HUDSON:  12 YEARS:  W:104 L:152  ERA:4.28  K:734

LEFTY GROVE WAS MY IDOL GROWING UP AS A YOUNGSTER. I ONCE BEAT HIM IN A 13 INNING GAME 1-0. IT HAPPENED TO BE ON BABE RUTH DAY.

 

TURK LOWN: 11 YEARS:  W:51 L:61  ERA:4.12  K:574

GETTING INTO THE WORLD SERIES…..A DREAM OF A LIFETIME.

 

REX BARNEY: 6 YEARS  W:35 L:31  ERA:4.34  K:336

PITCHING A NO-HIT, NO RUN GAME AGAINST THE NEW YORK GIANTS. 9.9.48.

 

CECIL TRAVIS: 12 YEARS:  BA.347  HR:27  RBI:657

5 HITS IN MY FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE GAME. MAY 1933.

 

DON ZIMMER: 12 YEARS:  BA.235  RBI:352

BEING PICKED MANAGER OF THE YEAR WHILE WITH THE CHICAGO CUBS.

 

TOM BRUNANSKY: 14 YEARS:  BA.245  HR:271  RBI:919

WINNING THE WORLD SERIES IN 1987.