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kenyan_cheena · 06-07-2008, 03:04 AM

KANSAS CITY TELEGRAPH

SUNDAY 25 JULY 1959

DUREN 3-0 SINCE
TRADE FROM YANKEES

Story by George Milton

Kansas City Athletics pitcher Ryne Duren has extended his win streak to three games since being surprisingly traded by the New York Yankees two weeks ago. The 30 year-old was less than impressed when the trade occured as he went from a team contending for the pennant to one floundering under .500 but it's clear that he's been channeling his disappointment into his performances on the mound. His first start for the Athletics was against the Yankees on the 15th, a game Kansas City won 10-3 with Duren going seven innings, giving up four hits and striking out seven. Five days later he was in fantastic form as he struck out twelve in a 4-2 victory over the Orioles in Baltimore before bettering that effort yesterday afternoon by registering a season-high thirteen Ks as Kansas City defeated Boston 5-2 at Fenway. Duren was the Player of the Game in both the Baltimore and Boston games.

"I ain't afraid to say that it really disappointed me," Duren said recently about the trade. "I felt like I would be a big part of New York's pennant chase and for them to just trade me out of nowhere, it cut pretty deep. But what can I do? Save for working as hard as I can for the Athletics, the answer is nothing. So that's what I'm doing."

Duren's addition has certainly had a positive effect on Kansas City. Since the All-Star break the team is 7-2, yesterday's victory over the Red Sox their sixth straight with the last five coming on the road. The ballclub is now 48-48 and all by themselves in 4th place, 6.5 games back from the three-way tussle for first place. Duren's numbers in his three starts read as mighty impressive: 3-0, 1.96 ERA, 23 IP, 32 K, 10 BB.

"All I can say is that I'm ecstatic they pulled the trigger on that deal," said Athletics manager Harry Craft. "This has been a different ballclub since Ryne came back and I just hope we can keep this run going. Folks thought them Yankees'd come out of the trade in front but I beg to differ and so does my team."

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kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,684	KANSAS CITY TELEGRAPH SUNDAY 25 JULY 1959 DUREN 3-0 SINCE TRADE FROM YANKEES Story by George Milton Kansas City Athletics pitcher Ryne Duren has extended his win streak to three games since being surprisingly traded by the New York Yankees two weeks ago. The 30 year-old was less than impressed when the trade occured as he went from a team contending for the pennant to one floundering under .500 but it's clear that he's been channeling his disappointment into his performances on the mound. His first start for the Athletics was against the Yankees on the 15th, a game Kansas City won 10-3 with Duren going seven innings, giving up four hits and striking out seven. Five days later he was in fantastic form as he struck out twelve in a 4-2 victory over the Orioles in Baltimore before bettering that effort yesterday afternoon by registering a season-high thirteen Ks as Kansas City defeated Boston 5-2 at Fenway. Duren was the Player of the Game in both the Baltimore and Boston games. "I ain't afraid to say that it really disappointed me," Duren said recently about the trade. "I felt like I would be a big part of New York's pennant chase and for them to just trade me out of nowhere, it cut pretty deep. But what can I do? Save for working as hard as I can for the Athletics, the answer is nothing. So that's what I'm doing." Duren's addition has certainly had a positive effect on Kansas City. Since the All-Star break the team is 7-2, yesterday's victory over the Red Sox their sixth straight with the last five coming on the road. The ballclub is now 48-48 and all by themselves in 4th place, 6.5 games back from the three-way tussle for first place. Duren's numbers in his three starts read as mighty impressive: 3-0, 1.96 ERA, 23 IP, 32 K, 10 BB. "All I can say is that I'm ecstatic they pulled the trigger on that deal," said Athletics manager Harry Craft. "This has been a different ballclub since Ryne came back and I just hope we can keep this run going. Folks thought them Yankees'd come out of the trade in front but I beg to differ and so does my team." __________________ MLB: 1958 and Beyond... The Greatest Prize in Sports Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 06-07-2008 at 03:07 AM.