Ace of the staff Art Houtteman
teammate ted gray on art houtteman, sporting news, april 11, 1950.
as 1950 detroit tigers season started, houtteman on high note, pitching of spring training without allowing walk. won tenth game of season on june 28, 1950, , became first pitcher hit 10-win mark alongside bob lemon. after game, told associated press reporter convinced lady luck had decided give him break after kicking him around past 2 or 3 years. houtteman said, ve been having pretty year , sure feels after of things have happened me . week july, houtteman notched eleventh victory, , lost 5 games, in 6–1 win against st. louis browns. few days later, houtteman named all-star roster alongside fellow tigers including ted gray, george kell , hoot evers. in 1950 all-star game, houtteman pitched 3 innings , batted once. allowed 1 earned run, 3 hits, , 1 walk, 1 earned run coming in ninth inning on ralph kiner home run made game go innings.
houtteman continued successful season in second half. on august 19, faced browns , pitched one-hitter, , faced minimum 27 batters in process. houtteman ended season short of ted gray s prediction of 20 victories, , finished season 19–12 record. led league in shutouts 4 , second in games started 34, second in innings pitched 274.7, third in wins, , third in complete games 21. era of 3.54 fifth in american league. earned 6 points in mvp voting, , finished tied 24th. on october 2, day after 1950 season ended, houtteman married shelagh marie kelly. met in new york s catskill mountains @ grossinger s resort.
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