Over the decades, as Major League teams have gone from having 2 or 3 starting pitchers, to 4 or 5, then embraced the "opener," there have been fewer and fewer matchups of staff aces.
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For many years, Major League batters received various awards for specific feats on the field, such as hitting a sign on the outfield wall.
The reward usually was a suit or other article of.