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 | Raudabaugh Superb Against New Orleans Thursday, September 27th , 1917 There was no spell, no black magic -- just good pitching. Ed Raudabaugh of the Birmingham Ironmen blanked the New Orleans Crescents, 4-0, at Pickens Field, and he did it the old-fashioned way. After finishing the 3-hit, complete-game shutout, he was all smiles. "I threw a lot of my pitches for strikes in this game," Raudabaugh said. "I mixed it up and tried keeping these guys off balance." Raudabaugh walked 3 and struck out 4 in the victory. "He was throwing his breaking ball for strikes and we never capitalized on any of his mistakes," Crescents manager Dave Shepard said later. For the year, Raudabaugh has a 18-16 record with a 3.28 ERA in 35 starts. |   |
