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Item # 571609

September 15, 1955

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 15, 1955 

* Herb Score - Cleveland Indians 
* Rookie pitcher strikeouts record 


This 48 page newspaper has  a four column headline on page 40: "Senators Rally to Stun Indians, 3-2" with subheads that include: "Washington Tallies in 8th To Win; Score Sets Strikeout Mark" and more with box scores.

Tells of Cleveland Indians rookie pitcher Herb Score breaking the strikeouts record for a season (rookie).

Other news of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, otherwise in nice condition.

wikipedia notes:
Herb Score came up as a rookie in 1955 with the Cleveland Indians. He quickly became one of the top power pitchers in the American League, no small feat on a team that still included Bob Feller, Bob Lemon and other top pitchers, going 16–10 with a 2.85 ERA in his first year. A left-hander, Score struck out 245 batters in his rookie year, a rookie record that stood until 1984, when it was topped by Dwight Gooden (Score, Gooden, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Don Sutton, Gary Nolan, Kerry Wood, Mark Langston and Hideo Nomo were the only eight rookie pitchers to top 200 strikeouts in the 20th century).

Category: The 20th Century