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Tagged Four Sack after a game-winning homer early in his pro career, Dusak stuck with the 1946 World Championship Cardinals following WWII service. When his average dropped from .284 in 1947 to .209 in '48, Dusak became a pitcher, but he never won and never stayed a full season. (MC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » October 3, 1946: The St. Louis Cardinals wallop the Brooklyn Dodgers 8–4 at Ebbets Field to win the National League playoffs 2-0 and advance to the World Series. Erv Dusak and Enos Slaughter lead the attack, while winning pitcher Murry Dickson adds a triple. Dickson allows just two hits till the last inning, before the Dodgers score three runs off him. Harry Brecheen strikes out two batters with the bases full to end it. Joe Hatten is the loser. » June 6, 1948: Erv Dusak, Red Schoendienst, Enos Slaughter, and Nippy Jones homer in the sixth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Phillies 11-1. » May 17, 1951: The Cards trade Erv Dusak and 1B Glenn "Rocky" Nelson to the Pirates for SS Stan Rojek.