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Old 06-22-2010, 03:39 PM
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Actually in 1918 he played quite a bit of outfield in addition to starting games.

Would have been HOF pitcher.
true he appeared 70 times in non pitching games

It was rumored that in 1919 he intentionally pitched poorly on occasion because he wanted to be a full time position player while the Red Sox thought he was more valuable as a pitcher.
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