You already named him. Tommy Bridges.
I could go on for hours about what he could have done without war service and the resulting alcoholism. But I'll keep it simple.
Mickey Cochrane - "A hundred and fifty pounds of courage. If there ever is a payoff on courage this little 150- pound pitcher is the greatest World Series hero."
Ossie Bluege - "[He] had a heart of gold. He had the courage when the chips were down, and you had to hit him and hit him hard to beat him."
Virgil Trucks - "Primarily, I was a fastball pitcher, and nobody could teach me to throw a fastball because nobody on that ballclub could throw any harder than I could. But, I did watch Tommy Bridges to learn how to throw a curveball; I think he had the greatest curveball I've ever seen."
