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Herb Pennock learned that the Boston Red Sox had traded him to the New York Yankees, he and his wife danced a jig.

With the Yankees from 1923-33, Pennock was 162-90 (.643) with a 3.54 ERA, a 114 ERA+ and a 1.335 WHIP.

Pennock was never an ace. He lacked a good fastball which forced him to develop three curve balls and to use "junk" and guile to win.

He rarely was matched up against the opposition's best or even second-best pitcher. He and Walter Johnson were in the American League for 15 seasons. Pennock started against him three times.

In his first six seasons with the Yankees, Pennock averaged 19 wins a season. He was a clutch pitcher in the World Series, going 5-0 with a 1.95 ERA and an 0.849 WHIP in four Series.

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