Even the worst teams had good pitchers when there were fewer teams

"Thursday's death of Robin Roberts brought to mind the final years of an

• eight-team National League,

• when even the worst teams had very good pitchers.

For the 1954 Phillies, a 75-79 team -- 154-games, then -- Roberts was 23-15, 29 complete games, 2.97 ERA."...

• from NY Post by Phil Mushnick, 5/8, "Barkley gets second chances others don't"

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