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malthaussen

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19. Well, in a short career, Gullet was 5th and 7th for the Cy Young...

Reply to Botany (Reply #15)

Mon Oct 12, 2020, 12:35 PM

Oct 2020

... excellent W-L percentage, but then, he was pitching for the Reds. Borbon was a workhorse reliever typical of the era (in '72 he pitched almost as many innings as Gullett!), also a good W-L percentage, but I didn't like his ratio of BB/K, and he gave up more than a hit an inning. I'd say "good," not "very good," but that's really just quibbling.

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