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Originally Posted by riggs336
He was one of my favorites in the 1950's and, until Verlander came along, was the answer to my favorite baseball trivia question. RIP indeed.
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I forgot Verlander won ROY. Add in played OF in Japan then and you're back down to just Don. If you give him back the 2.5 years in the middle of his prime that he lost to military service he could well have 200 wins and his percentage stats would likely be improved. He may also have entered the majors later than he would've if he had been white, though he was only 23 but he was great from the get go. A HOF caliber player and ambassador, who just didn't have enough seasons. Also the greatest hitting pitcher ever.
He and Larry Doby went to Japan at the end of their careers where Newcombe played OF and outhit Doby!