Alternating a fastball with a sinker he learned from roommate Wilcy Moore, Kline
won 11 games for the hapless 1932 Red Sox. In 1934, he led the AL in relief wins
(7) despite a 7.21 ERA.
(JK)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»December 12, 1933:
Connie Mack is still selling. First he sells Lefty Grove, the A's top winner in each of the past five seasons, along with Max Bishop, and George Walberg to the Boston Red Sox for $125,000 and two players, pitcher Bob Kline and infielder Rabbit Wartsler. Then George Earnshaw and recently acquired backstop Johnny Pasek go to the White Sox for $20,000 and catcher Charlie Berry. Berry once led the NFL in scoring and will become a ML umpire in the 1940's.