A pair of hurlers who achieved infamy share this pasteboard.
Bob Klinger was a decent pitcher, notching a lifetime record of 66-61 with a more than respectable 3.68 ERA with the Pirates and Red Sox. His brush with destiny came when he was a relief pitcher on Boston’s American League pennant-winning team in 1946. Klinger took the loss in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series. He was on the mound when Enos Slaughter made the famous “Mad Dash” from first base to score the go-ahead run in the 8th inning on a hit by Harry Walker.
Stanley Brown was better known as Mace, which is a darn cool nickname I simply must bestow on someone.
