About Harry Brecheen
Harry David Brecheen (, brə-KEEN, October 14, 1914 – January 17, 2004), known as "Harry the Cat", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. He become the first left-hander to win three games in a single World Series, and the only pitcher to win consecutive World Series games. He later led the National League in several categories in 1948. Bracheen's career World Series earned run average of 0.83 was a major league record from 1946 to 1976. From 1951 to 1971, he held the Cardinals' franchise record for career strikeouts by a left-hander, and he also retired with the fourth-highest fielding percentage among pitchers (.983), then the top mark among left-handers. Brecheen won game four of the 1944 World Series against the St. He was key to the Cardinals' upset win over the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 World Series as he won three games during the series.
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