Peter,

Which Michigan-born moundsman was the first pitcher to with two hundred career wins without ever compiling a twenty-win season?

Hint: #1 He once produced an “immaculate inning”, fanning Phillies Greg Luzinski, Don Money and Mike Anderson with 3 pitches apiece.

Hint: #2 He was scouted by the same Michigander who first recommended Derek Jeter to a major league organization.

Saturday’s question answered:

Q. Which Puerto Rican pitcher won a World Series with his team in his first season in the majors?

Hint: #1 He made the All-Star team as a member of the White Sox.

Hint: #2 Whether or not others agree, at the time of his death, he was pronounced the best pitcher Puerto Rico had ever produced.

A. JUAN PIZARRO  [SABR Bio]

– Ans. Pizarro broke in with the Braves in 1957who promptly treated Milwaukee to its first and only World Series Championship.  He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, birthplace of 30 major leaguers n all. Santurce is the largest & most populated barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital. It is also the birthplace of 30 major leaguers in total.

– #1 He was an AS for CHW in 1963 (pitched a scoreless 7^th inning) & ‘64

– #2 One comment was especially fitting.  Jorge Colón Delgado, historian of Puerto Rican baseball, observed, “Juan Pizarro is the best Puerto Rican pitcher of all time.”

FCR – Andy McCue, Riverside, California

~ D. Bruce Brown

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