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With Nelson Potter (19-to-7) heading a rejuvenated pitching staff, the Browns had won eleven of their last twelve games. They might well prove to be tougher than the Tigers as World Series opponents of the perennial champion St. Louis Cardinals. For offsetting Detroit's Hal New-houser and his fabulous 20-to-9 pitching record was the decline of Dizzy Trout (27-14), who had lost twice in the crucial last week and seemed to be overworked. Even the Tiger slugging combination of Rudy York and Dick Wakefield might have been less effective than Luke Sewell...
...time Detroit had taken two out of three from the Yankees, four straight from the Red Sox, Dizzy Trout had pitched his 26th victory of the year and Lefty Hal Newhouser his 27th. Meanwhile the Tigers' unstoppable young leftfielder Dick Wakefield had taken over the league leadership with a batting average...
Detroit's two aces were ready, too. Although worry warts said Dizzy Trout's' strong right arm was overworked, the record (24-10) had a pennant-winning look about it. And Lefty Hal Newhouser had just become the major leagues' first 25-game winner in five years. In Sunday's double-header two lesser lights had pitched the Tigers into a clear-cut lead for the first time this year...
...from submarine duty in the Pacific, found himself tutoring one of the mightiest loads of TNT ever assembled on the banks of the Severn. His forward armor, undeniable from end to end, sparkled with two All-Americans : Don Whitmire, tackle, and Jack Martin, center. Behind the seven pillars were Hal Hamberg, Navy's triple-threat ace of last year, and a backfieldful of ex-Alabama, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Penn State stars...
Detroit's two great pitchers, Dizzy Trout (won 23, lost 10) and Left-hander Hal Newhouser (22-8), had a good chance of exceeding Dizzy & Paul Dean's 1934 total of 49 wins. To aid and abet this outstanding pitching, the Tigers had Sluggers Rudy York (16 home runs) and Navy-released Dick Wakefield. Pitcher Trout himself was the sluggingest pitcher in the League, with five home runs to his credit. But if hitting would do it, the Red Sox were in. The club led the League in batting, boasted the three top individual averages...