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Can't believe he played every game though or actually I can believe that. See, that's why I love the old players a lot. Not taking anything anway from today's players, but the old players from 1900-1930 played every game, pitched when they had to pitch. They were a lot tougher back then , then the players today. There was no such thing as a DL. The only things that kept players out was some kind of disease like menengitis(sp) tuburculosis (sp) etc.... A great pitcher named Addie Joss had menengitis(sp) in during 1911, collapsed during a game, then died two days later. Unfortunately, that's how is was back then. If you felt a little sick, which Joss was that day, you pitched. They were in danger of losing their jobs if they didn't do their job every day they were suppossed to.
Like Miz said, Different Era.
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