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Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>Name the only pitcher to win the 1st game of a World Series <br />playing in one league....then 5 years later won the 1st game <br />of that World Series playing in the other league?<br /><br />Incidently, in the latter victory he drove in the winning run.<br /><br />He is the only pitcher ever to accomplish this while pitching<br />in both leagues.

TRIVIA....Unique World Series Pitching Performance
 

Posted By: <b>Julie Vognar</b><p>five years later, for the opposing team in the first matchup.<br /><br />I don't know;l just wanted to clarify.

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Posted By: <b>David McD</b><p>Johhny Sain Boston NL 1948 and New York AL 1953

TRIVIA....Unique World Series Pitching Performance
 

Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>David McD....You are a BB Trivia "genius". How did you guess it?<br /><br />I came up with this one years ago and only one other person<br />has ever answered it correctly.<br /><br /> Johnny Sain won the 1st WS game as a Brave in 1948 (vs Clev.).<br />As a Yankee, he won the 1st game of the 1953 WS (vs Dodgers)in<br />relief. Sain helped his team by driving in the winning run.<br /><br />Sain was the Yankees' pitching coach from 1961 - 64. Then he<br />became the Minnesota Twins coach and helped them get into the<br />1965 World Series.<br /><br />Johnny then became coach for Detroit and helped the Tigers win<br />the World Series in 1968. He finally became the coach for the<br />White Sox in the early '70s. And, "Goose" Gossage (in his book)<br />attests to the effectiveness of Johnny Sain as a pitching coach<br />Gossage credits Sain for converting him from a "thrower" into a<br />the powerful pitcher he became.<br />

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Posted By: <b>Texas Ted</b><p>Spahn, Sain, and pray for rain.<br /><br />Sorry Adam, hope you are not offended by the prayer reference.<br><br>Texas Ted<br />

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Posted By: <b>David McD</b><p>"...You are a BB Trivia "genius". How did you guess it?"<br />Like the man says, my (head) is full of valuable, worthless junk.