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The 5'7" 170-lb Stubby went 9-9 with four saves for the 1945 World Champion Tigers. He started and lost Game Three of the '45 Series, 3-0, as Detroit was one-hit by the Cubs' Claude Passeau. Never a flamethrower, Overmire twice won 11 games for Detroit (in 1944 and 1947) before moving on to the Browns after the 1949 season. (CC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 26, 1947: Eddie Lake's homer is the only score as the Tigers edge the Indians, 1–0. Stubby Overmire prevails over Black. » August 6, 1947: Can a pinch runner drive in a run? Skeeter Webb of the Tigers takes the paths for Freddie Hutchinson against the Indians and scores. Detroit bats around, and Webb lifts a fly ball that scores a run in the 9-run 8th. Stubby Overmire wins, 13–6 in the first of 2. Detroit sweeps, winning the nitecap, 7–5 behind Fred Hutchinson. » June 15, 1951: The Yanks swap pitchers, sending Tommy Byrne to the Browns for Stubby Overmire: New York adds $25,000 to the deal. The Yanks also deal three RH pitchers—Bob Porterfield, Tom Ferrick, and Fred Sanford—to the Senators for needed lefty Bob Kuzava. Porterfield will blossom into the Nats ace over the next five years, but Kuzava will save the final World Series game in 1951 and 1952.