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1926 |
In 1926, the Philadelphia Athletics were angling for a pennant, and wanted to
get Howard Ehmke from the perennially last-place Red Sox. In June the two teams
executed a triangular trade with the help of the St. Louis Browns. Fred Heimach,
Slim Harriss, and the Browns’ Baby Doll Jacobson all joined the Red Sox. Ehmke
found what a difference switching to the A's. The change of scenery affected
Fred Heimach's ERAs. His 2.84 ERA slid all the way to 5.65. Same pitcher, but
perhaps with a lower sense of self-confidence ...
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