Life magazine proclaimed them “the Amazing McDaniel Boys.” But things didn’t go that way. Von McDaniel’s star fell as quickly as it had risen, and he was gone from the majors for good in less than a year. The Cardinals’ manager, Solly Hemus, in May 1959 sent him to the bullpen, where he began throwing overhand. McDaniel led the National League with 16 saves in 1959 and 27 in 1960, when he made the All-Star team. Another good season was his first with the San Francisco Giants, in 1966, when he won 10 games in relief with an E.R.A.

Source: New York Times November 16, 2020 22:14 UTC