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Only 9-14 as a Cub rookie in 1942, the burly righthander blossomed to 18-12 the next year, fourth in the NL in wins. He led the league in shutouts (7) and posted a 2.60 ERA. He spent the next two seasons in military service, ballooning to 225. In 1946 he pitched mostly in relief with sporadic success. Sold to the Pirates, who released him in spring training, he pitched two innings for the White Sox in 1947 before a sore arm ended his ML career. He was shot to death on New Year's Day 1952 while attempting a comeback in the Mexican winter league. (MC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 13, 1942: Pitcher Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves slams three successive home runs to beat the Chicago Cubs, 6–5, at Braves Field, the only ML pitcher ever to accomplish this. His last, in the 8th, breaks a 4–4 tie. Hi Bithorn takes the loss. Bill Nicholson returns the compliment, clouting a 2-run homer off Tobin in the 6th inning, » August 30, 1942: The Giants' Mel Ott collects his 2,500th hit in a 5–5 tie in Chicago in game 2. In the opener, the Giants win, 8–6, as Ace Adams beats Hi Bithorn. » January 1, 1952: Former major leaguer Hi Bithorn, 35, dies in mysterious circumstances in northern Mexico when he is shot by a policeman. The police say he was trying to sell his car, but Bithorn had $2,000 on him. A stadium in Puerto Rico will be named after Bithorn, who last pitched in the majors in 1947.