Jack Bentley Baseball Collection

Pages That Mention Stengel

Manuscript: “My Best Baseball Story”

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kept coming out. Finally McGraw said to me, I dont know whether its the streets, Miller and Glasgow? as the heat, so in the west I'll pitch you in Pittsburgh and Chicago, we'll skip St. Louis for I dont believe you will ever win a game there, this suited me just fine, so it wasnt until the last year I was with the Giants that several of our pitchers were out of shape and the papers announced that I was to pitch and out came the Millers, streets and Glasgows - When I arrived in the club house Stengel said to me, how many runs would you need to win one and he will get them for you, Oh just get me there, I feel fine today - Well they got me three and St. Louis had three, it was the tenth inning and it was three to three in their half of the tenth There were two out, three on base and three and two on the hitter, Rogers Hornsby - the greatest hitter in baseball was at the bat. At this point Hank Gowdy the catcher came out to the mound and said, now what are you going to do for the streets, Millers and glasgows 1997.0005.0085

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