In Boston last week, when the curtain rolled up on 1948's baseball season, a giant of a man (6 ft. 4½ in.) limped out to pitch for the Philadelphia A's. On his left leg Leland Victor Brissie, 23, wore two socks and a plastic shin guard. He was not only a rookie but a southpaw to boot, and Plate-Umpire Cal Hubbard got set for a flurry of wild pitching. But the rookie's "live" fast ball cut the plate and his curve snapped over for strikes. Red Sox sluggers got only two hits in five innings.
The fourth hit was a vicious line...
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