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Damn Yankees
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is leaving the team-mates I've grown so fond of." From 1946 to 1953, he had won 120 games while losing 50, a .706 winning percentage.
With the Cardinals, Raschi got off to a 5–0 start, not losing until June. On May 19, he pitched a five hit shutout in a 3–0 victory over the Giants. After that game, however, he won just once in 12 games, 11 starts, through July 18. He threw another shutout against the Giants on July 29, allowing just three hits this time. The victory moved his record to 8–5, but Raschi lost his four remaining decisions. In 30 games, 29 starts, he had an
8–9 record, a 4.73 ERA, and 73 strikeouts in 179 innings pitched.
Back trouble afflicted Raschi in 1955. He was unable to pitch for much of the spring, drawing reports that he might be
released, until he finally solidified his spot on the roster with a five inning performance at the end of spring training. After he failed to get through the second inning in his first start of the regular season, on April 18, the Cardinals released him on April 19.
On April 26, Raschi signed with the Athletics, who had moved from Philadelphia to Kansas City after the previous season. He posted a 7.33 ERA in his first six games with them, failing to pitch more than six innings. On June 11, he pitched a complete