Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-06-13

y w fthN'i 30 fAA'lA hAAN ANANNliN
front office boss out 81 pitcher
N the miners hy the name ~
James Timothy Grant
"our scouts, Lane said re-
Gently. told me that Grant waa
going 60 be enc Of the truly nne
pitchers IN the majors 10 . year
% two talked with ureonbarg,
tried 20 make deal, but lost Ao-
tuary ! won. now that I'm with
the Indians Wed bo few games
under 300 10 Grant were with tho
Cards"
What Lane meant of course, L.
that Grant ~ yoarpid right
handler has been one of the stare
on the Cleveland mnund STAIR tie
has as Of this writing. avon.
2loHt record lie easily could have
had two other victories n hia
teammates had supplied more 10.
bust hitting
His nrst victory came IN tho
first series OF the year The IN
dams Loaf tho first two games 90
the Kansas Caty Grant making
his uaior league debut, hurled
a strong shittef. and the Indians
came through with a 2-run rstiy
in the ninth a. give him a 20 VIC
tory lie followed this up with
Al triumph over The Detroit Tigers
IN an equally strong performance
Ia thr meaniimo, he had
hurled against the Athletics Ia
kansa. CITY, and. with a.
lead, he encountered Wild
stroak Ia the seventh aud was
removed Tho A. went On to
defeat the indians. hnt Grant
didn't figure IN N. decision.
Its third victory waa 0shit.
Isgi win over the Baltimore or
loles That waa 90 earn him his
first start against the New York
YANKEES hui the series WAS rsinsd
ont
Then Grant seemed - have hls
Jumps he was hnurhcd out IN
IChiesRo ard chased IN Detroit
ITbsre sus sgne doubt, then, That
Grants early successes we're The
real Mccoy lin answered with
STERLING game against the white
Rok ~ Cleveland although be waA
relieved Va the ninth with The
/ cleveland leading az The Indians
won u IN the ilih inning
Tho ro1isic Finally piched np
his fourth victory against the
Washington seBaiors, ~ was
six hitter IN which hs denyn
stra'od b. hHd na fear ~ are
~ ,br most dangerous hittsrs IN
the American League
! ne threw knee high slider 10
roy aleyers The ~. home run
/ king IN 1857 II vss called thit8
strike. aegplis aieverr vigorous
protest that 4 was ban
! When be a right Mudcet as
! BE- ia known 20 his teammates.
makes pitching look easy. Hls
best pitches are blazing fast ball
and ne slider
Asi Harder pitching cgsrh N
the indiana ~ convinced that whsu
bic star pupil acquires curve
ard change ~ pare hs viii become
Gre ~ the ma jors big winners
This IL uniy Granite fourth fgll
aesson IN organized baseball
WITH Fargo IN the Hortbsfn
League In 1904 be won ~ and lost
Il striking 11t ia batters and
waking i20 Ills earned run nark
wns 2of iis wan ~ AMI lost
I fyr Rookik ia tie Three Eye
League IN igs5 ~ struck ont Isg
ana sdked ~ Iis earned run
mark vas ass
~ 1roTed Under the 5f0 mark
with EeaainR N ms c'laaa a East
ier1 I.snRue 70 1864 ips leg ah0H
- ~ wins and - defeats ~ had
li2s rrikeoats spa issued ~ bases
loo balls sb1 hsa an earned ron
mark ~ zTz
After ihc 1900 season was aver
grsui wee pieks1 ~ NJ player ~
lhe yeat " 10 Colombian League.
8nsnim9us efa8ce ~ pitcher,
hs poaisf . Bandit record. IN.
rlu1lng several bsgf score defeats
30 pisyei me o5tnsid AMI second
baae between mound assignments
Eaulng b. iha number foar al9t
~ flt nirs harns runs
~ pitching assignment onn
asB. BE- harl-d hitter The
nsrt DAY, playing iise infisid. he
hii hssrs r,H that wan game.
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