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Originally Posted by kcohen
Hey Hank. I believe you forgot Nemo Liebold who I believe logged more games in left field than Taylor and Miller. Incidentally, he got the winning hit in in the 7th and decisive game of the ‘24 WS. I’m trying to recall who the winning pitcher was in that game but it just won’t come to me. 😎
who the winning pitcher was.
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Hey Ken, according to the Post, his name was Johnson. Liebold had been around (one of the White Sox in '19), at least, whereas Miller, Taylor, and several others that tried out during the season had only a few or no major league games to their credit. The turnover was amazing for a team vying for a pennant, but of course the core of the team was terrific, with good hitting at almost ever position, solid pitching, an inspirational young manager, etc. Earl McNeely actually got the winning hit, and he's a prime example of a player plugged into a key position in the heat of the pennant race without so much as a cup of coffee in the bigs.