In yet another Opening Day 1961 reboot, I may have outdid myself, having Early Wynn pitch a 4-hit, 9k masterpiece against the team he broke in with, Washington. No doubt a performance like that would generate the following:
David Brinkley: "President Kennedy threw out the first pitch today here in Washington, then Dick Donovan threw out a few more, bobbling one of them for an error. Early Wynn threw a few more for the visiting White Sox, they were effective, thus the Sox's 4-0 triumph this afternoon. He struck out 9, allowed 4 hits as the native of Alabama's "Wiregrass" scored his 285th career win. The way the Senators hit, you'd think for bats they were using wire brushes. Good night, Chet."
Jack Brickhouse: "Early, you struck out Willie Tasby 3 times today, but finally got him to hit one in the 9th. What did you say to him after the game?"
Wynn: "Well Jack, I told him he deserved a break after all those strikeouts, so I finally gave him one to hit and it ended up in JC's(Martin) glove for a nice double play. I didn't want him to go home to his wife and kids unhappy."
Chicago Sun-Times headline: Picture of Wynn, then "KKKKKKKKK" "Wynn silences Senators on 4 hits in Presidential opener; Sox win 4-0."
Wynn's victims:
1st inning, Billy Klaus
2nd inning, Willie Tasby, Dick Donovan
3rd inning, Klaus
4th inning, Tasby
5th inning, Pete Daley
6th inning, Gene Woodling
7th inning, Tasby
8th inning, Dale Long
None in the 9th, but got Tasby to ground into a DP
Wynn, 9 IP, 9 Strikeouts, 4 walks, 4 hits allowed, no runs.
David Brinkley: "President Kennedy threw out the first pitch today here in Washington, then Dick Donovan threw out a few more, bobbling one of them for an error. Early Wynn threw a few more for the visiting White Sox, they were effective, thus the Sox's 4-0 triumph this afternoon. He struck out 9, allowed 4 hits as the native of Alabama's "Wiregrass" scored his 285th career win. The way the Senators hit, you'd think for bats they were using wire brushes. Good night, Chet."
Jack Brickhouse: "Early, you struck out Willie Tasby 3 times today, but finally got him to hit one in the 9th. What did you say to him after the game?"
Wynn: "Well Jack, I told him he deserved a break after all those strikeouts, so I finally gave him one to hit and it ended up in JC's(Martin) glove for a nice double play. I didn't want him to go home to his wife and kids unhappy."
Chicago Sun-Times headline: Picture of Wynn, then "KKKKKKKKK" "Wynn silences Senators on 4 hits in Presidential opener; Sox win 4-0."
Wynn's victims:
1st inning, Billy Klaus
2nd inning, Willie Tasby, Dick Donovan
3rd inning, Klaus
4th inning, Tasby
5th inning, Pete Daley
6th inning, Gene Woodling
7th inning, Tasby
8th inning, Dale Long
None in the 9th, but got Tasby to ground into a DP
Wynn, 9 IP, 9 Strikeouts, 4 walks, 4 hits allowed, no runs.
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