The Chico Carrasquel link brought an e-mail from a reader whose first mitt was a CC model. That got me to thinking about my first real mitt. It was six-finger Bob Buhl model. Bob was a lanky left-hander who pitched for the Milwaukee Braves in their heyday. We'd visit cousins in Muskegon who listened to Braves games that were beamed across the big lake by WOKY. We'd sit on the beach in Pere Marquette State Park and listen to the Mighty Braves. There was a summer that a Braves cap shared noggin time with my beloved Tigers cap.
Bob was born in Saginaw, Michigan. He had a lifetime 166-132 record. Check out the similar pitchers by stats and age on his reference/stats page. Click on the heading.
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