DOLF LUQUE·1923

Dolf Luque, the Cuban right-hander, gave Cincinnati a summer to remember in 1923. Twenty-seven wins against eight losses, a 1.93 E.R.A. across 322 innings — a mean, stingy figure that made him the National League's most feared arm. Twenty-eight complete games, six shutouts, 151 strikeouts. He simply refused to leave the mound, and the Reds rode him like a workhorse who never tired.

27 WINS

In 1923 he won 27 games — Cincinnati’s mean arm all summer.

1.93 E.R.A.

In 1923 his E.R.A. was 1.93 — stingy arithmetic with a grudge.

6 SHUTOUTS

In 1923 he hurled 6 shutouts — zeros on the clothesline.

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