"Dave is a mighty effective relief pitcher. He got into 47 games for the 1954 edition of the Braves, all but one of those appearances relief jobs. He won 11 games and lost 6. His earned run average was a good 2.43, ranking him fifth among pitchers who worked less than 154 innings. He pitched 111 innings and gave up only 87 hits, walked 64 men [1.36 WHIP] and struck out 62.
He began in baseball in 1946. The Boston Braves drafted him in December of 1952, then their franchise was shifted to Milwaukee for 1953, Dave's rookie year."
-1955 Bowman No. 71
"Last season the knuckle-ball relief hurler posted his best earned run average since coming into Baseball. Dave was the 'busy bee' of the Braves squad in '54, appearing in the most games, and led the staff with the lowest ERA.
At Mooresville in '47, Dave won 14 games as a starter and had 12 victories at Tulsa in '49. With the Braves in '53, he hurled in 24 games with a 3.52 ERA."
-1955 Topps No. 35
"Dave's knuckleball is one of the toughest pitches to hit. He was called upon to work the most games of any Braves hurler in 1954 and had the lowest earned run average."
-1955 Topps Doubleheader No. 95
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