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Originally Posted by UKCardGuy
I read it that Stengel had pitchers in the bullpen that could beat the easier opponents and didn't want to risk his best pitcher.
I mean, why play Ford against Kansas City when Bob Turley could do the job against the worst team in baseball at the time
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Well, in 1958, for example, Ford had 5 starts against KC out of only 29 all year. In 1959, he had 4 starts out of 29. In other words, exactly the number you'd expect him to have when facing 7 different opponents all season. Other years, he had less. A review of his career starts against various opponents shows the quantity to be pretty bunched together other than the White Sox (his most-frequent opponent).