Sport: The Wildest Pitcher
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At Stockton last week, Steve Dalkowski was midway through his best season, with six wins and ten losses. He was leading the league in strikeouts, with 170—and, of course, in walks, with 162. Manager DeMars was almost hopeful. Said DeMars: "If I could sit in a chair behind the pitcher's mound and just tell him not to get nervous, he'd be a major leaguer right now." As for Steve Dalkowski, he wanted only to live down his own legend. "It's no picnic," he said, "watching every other batter walk to first."
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