sentence: stephen richard ( steve ) sundra ( march 27 , 1910 -- march 23 , 1952 ) was a pitcher in major league baseball who played during eight seasons for the new york yankees ( 1936 , 1938 -- 1940 ) , washington senators ( 1941 -- 1942 ) and st. louis browns ( 1942 -- 1944 , 1946 ) .