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As a knuckleball starter for Connie Mack's hapless A's, Caster lost 19 games in 1937 and led the AL in losses in 1938 (20) and 1940 (19). Waived to the Browns after the 1940 season, he became an effective reliever, leading the AL in saves (12) in 1944 when the Browns won their only pennant. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 20, 1935: Hank Greenberg collects two of his three RBIs in the 11th inning as Detroit tops the A's, 8–6. A's pitcher George Caster, heeding the advice of Jimmie Foxx, walks Gehringer in the last frame to pitch to Greenberg. » September 24, 1940: George Caster of the Philadelphia Athletics allows 6 HRs in one game against the Boston Red Sox. Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin, and Jim Tabor connect in the 6th inning. Foxx's HR is his 500th.