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Damn Yankees
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Raschi was nicknamed "the Springfield Rifle." He pitched in three straight All-Star Games from 1948 to 1950, and a fourth in 1952. Raschi led the American League in won/lost percentage in 1950 - .724 and in strikeouts in 1951 - 164. From 1949 through 1951, he won exactly 21 games a year, ranking second in the AL in wins in 1950 and 1951. After pitching in relief for the Yankees in the 1947 World Series, Raschi won five World Series
in a row with the ball club from 1949 to 1953, pitching a shutout in Game 1 of the 1950 World Series.