"Ed was the top hurler in the American League last year, chalking up the best earned run and won-lost averages. His tantalizing curves and pinpoint control permitted the fewest walks and fewest defeats. When Ed beat the Dodgers in the 1953 Series, it was his fourth win in seven Fall Classic games.
He wanted to be a Yankee 1st sacker in 1936- but they had Gehrig. So he tried out and was signed by a Dodger farm. He then became a pitcher. 12 years later Ed was a Yankee- one of their star chuckers. He had a 21-9 record in 1951 and has won 97 games since '48."
-1954 Topps No. 5
Thursday, August 16, 2018
1954 Back-O'-The-Card: Frank Leja and Marlin Stuart
FRANK LEJA
"A prize big league prospect, Frank signed with the Yankees just prior to the 1953 season for a sizeable bonus. A slugging first baseman, he has been likened by Yankee scouts to the immortal Lou Gehrig when Lou came out of Columbia University.
Frank first attracted the attention of the big league teams with his hitting at Holyoke High School. Frank got big league bids the day he was out of high school. Every team wanted him, but Frank picked the Yankees. He signed for a $50,000 bonus- and experts think he is worth it. They believe he will be a second Gehrig!"-1954 Topps No. 175
MARLIN STUART
"Marlin pitched in 29 games in 1951, won 4 and lost 6, and his earned run average was 3.77. He hurled a total of 124 innings, gave up 119 hits and 71 bases on balls [1.53 WHIP], and struck out 46 batters.
He began in 1940 with Mayfield in the Kitty League and first came into the majors during the 1949 campaign."
-1952 Bowman No. 147
"Called up by the Tigers in the middle of the 1950 season from Toledo, 'Stu' has been a mainstay of Detroit's relief corps. He had a 9-3 record at Toledo in '50 and won 3 while losing 1 for the Tigers.
A former semi-pro star, Marlin entered organized ball with Mayfield in 1940, winning 14 and fanning 186. In '42, he won 15 for Springfield and spent the next three years in the Armed Forces. With Little Rock in '48, he had a 15-10 record and got a trial with the Tigers."
-1952 Topps No. 208
"Marlin pitched in 29 games in 1951, won 4 and lost 6, and his earned run average was 3.77. He hurled a total of 124 innings, gave up 119 hits and 71 bases on balls [1.53 WHIP], and struck out 46 batters.
He began in 1940 with Mayfield in the Kitty League and first came into the majors during the 1949 campaign."
-1952 Bowman No. 147
"Called up by the Tigers in the middle of the 1950 season from Toledo, 'Stu' has been a mainstay of Detroit's relief corps. He had a 9-3 record at Toledo in '50 and won 3 while losing 1 for the Tigers.
A former semi-pro star, Marlin entered organized ball with Mayfield in 1940, winning 14 and fanning 186. In '42, he won 15 for Springfield and spent the next three years in the Armed Forces. With Little Rock in '48, he had a 15-10 record and got a trial with the Tigers."
-1952 Topps No. 208
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