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Mule Watson
Given Name: John Reeves
1896-1949
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RHP 1918-24 A's, Braves , Pirates, Giants
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940 | 50-53 | 4.04 |
Watson was the Giants' starting pitcher in Game One of the 1923 World Series, the
first WS game played at Yankee Stadium. He had complete-game victories in both ends
of a doubleheader against the Phillies on August 13, 1921; the second game was a
two-hit, no-walk, 8-0 shutout. He performed this iron-man feat in his best season,
14-13 with a 3.85 ERA for the Braves. He was traded to the Giants in June 1923 and
went 8-5 the rest of the way as they won the NL flag. He went 9-7 in 1924 as they
repeated. In the 1923 WS, he left after giving up three runs in two innings, getting
a no-decision; the next year he saved Game Three against the Senators.
(NLM)
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