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 | | Note: In a game against the Yankees on May 23, 1948, Black faced Joe DiMaggio twice—after DiMaggio had already homered three times against other pitchers—and retired DiMaggio first on a slider, and later on a slow curve. |
 | | Note: According to one source, while pitching a shutout inning for the Yankees in 1997, Boggs threw sixteen knuckleballs and one fastball. |
 | | After Brown left, Bullet Joe Rogan of Kansas City was the king of the colored pitchers. |
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