Marius Russo's One-Man Show Leads to Yankees Win Over
SPORTSMAN'S PARK IN ST. LOUIS Sewell and Cincinnati's Elmer Riddle, and finished Brewers in the Union Association, yielded just one second in ERA (z.3o, behind teammate Max Lanier's hit over two complete games.'3 MARIUS RUSSO'S ONE-MAN 1.90), complete games (24), and shutouts (6). SHOW LEADS TO YANKEES While Cincinnati's Johnny Vander Meer set the NOTES standard by tossing consecutive no-hitters in 1938, Gregory H. Wolf, "Mort Cooper," SABR BioProject. sabtorg/ WIN OVER CARDINALS contemporary accounts of Cooper's gem completely bioproj/person/9c7o7ace. overlooked that he became just the second pitcher to W.J. McGoogan, "Mort Cooper Hurls Second Straight One- October 10, 1943: New York Yankees 2, toss consecutive one-hit shutouts in the modern era Hit Game," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 5,1943: 6A. (defined as since 1893, when the pitcher's rubber was 3 Ibid. St. Louis Cardinals 1, at Sportsman's Park moved back to 6o feet 6 inches from home plate). 4 Ibid. The New York Giants' Rube Marquard (1911) was 5 Jack Cuddy, United Press, "Mort Copper Hurls Second One- Game Four of World Series Hitter," Pittsburgh Press, June 5,1943: 7. the only other. The Chicago Cubs' Lon Warneke BY MIKE HUBER tossed consecutive one-hitters in 1934, but gave up 6 two runs in the second game. Howard Ehmke of 7 J. Roy Stockton, "Extra Innings," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June HE 1943 WORLD SERIES WAS A RE- Russo had been used both as a starter (14 games) the Boston Red Sox (1923) and the Washington 8,1943: 4B.
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