Frank Papish

Papish entered pro baseball in 1936 after his graduated from Pueblo Central High School and toiled in the minor leagues for nine seasons until the White Sox gave him an opportunity in 1945, the final season of the World War II manpower shortage. As a 27-year-old MLB rookie, Papish pitched effectively in 19 games, 14 of them in relief, and tossed two complete games among his five starts. In 1946, with many players returning to the majors after their war service, Papish held onto his job with Chicago, with a 7–5 won–lost record and a nifty 2.74 earned run average in 31 games; among his 15 starts, he threw six complete games and two shutouts. Then, in 1947, he won a career-best 12 games, with an ERA of 3.26. His performance fell of in 1948, however; pitching for a White Sox team that lost 101 games and finished in last place, Papish won only two of ten decisions, and his ERA climbed to 5.00…