Harry ("the Hat") Walker had a problem. His Rochester Red Wings, International League pennant winners in 1953, were in third place. He needed pitchers, and as a farmclub manager for the St. Louis Cardinals, he had only one place to look. "Is Stanky going to keep eleven pitchers up there all season?" Harry asked Dick Meyer, the Cards' general manager.
Meyer had a quick comeback: "I can't answer that question, Harry. On Saturday night the matter will be in your hands—you'll be managing the Cardinals."*
All or Nothing. So last week the ill-kept secret...
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