THE MOST EXCITING GAME IN WHICH I'VE PLAYED
"Early in 1953, we played the Yankees at Yankee Stadium and with two out and one on in the ninth we were trailing by three runs. Then Minoso, Wright and Rivera singled in succession, scoring one run and leaving the bases loaded. Stengel switched to Blackwell and Paul Richards sent Tommy Bryne to bat for Stephens. Byrne belted a line drive to the bleachers to beat the Yankees."
-Sherm Lollar, 1955 Bowman No. 174
"The Sox expect Sherm to regain the top form that made him one of the American League's finest backstops in 1953. That year he batted a robust .287 and paced the loop's catchers with an airtight .994 fielding mark.
Sherm first broke into the majors after hitting .364 at Baltimore in 1945. A brief trial with Cleveland followed and in '47 he joined the Yankees and went to the Browns in '49."
-1955 Topps No. 201
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