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Show Some of Worst Batters Among Old-Time Hurlers Some of the worst batters among pitchers were Iteulbach, Jack Pflester, Krnie Koob and Hub Purdue. Hub was twirling a game at Phllly one aftemoon and, with two on base and two ou.' they passed the catcher to vt at him. Purdue swung wildly, caught the ball squarely and hit the right field bleachers bleach-ers on a line. He reached second base and danced up and down In glee, shouting. "I've broken my batting slump of eight years." Put he went right hack Into It again. |