Although there were certainly others whom you could name, when I think of the premiere southpaws in the American League during the period we're considering here, three names come immediately to mind: Whitey Ford of the Yankees, Mel Parnell of the Bosox, and the subject of Quiz #4, Billy Pierce of the Chisox.
When he first came onto the scene, the man pictured here seemed poised to join them. Alas, it was not to be.
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Name this hurler, and the Yankee middle infielder who may be best remembered for having been so inextricably linked to his fate.
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