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One step away
Minneapolis Tribune, July 22, 1937
The Minneapolis Millers' chances for battling back into the American Association pennant race took a turn for the better today, as the Boston Red Sox announced they were promoting righthanded pitcher Mike O'Farrell to the Millers, effective immediately.
O'Farrell has so far made the Red Sox' decision to offer him a lucrative contract look like a very good investment. The graduate of the University of Notre Dame has pitched in ten ballgames for the Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association, winning seven and losing only once. In 81 innings of work, O'Farrell has allowed only 73 hits and has walked but 22 men, while dispensing of 79 batters via the strikeout. His earned run average of 2.67 would place fifth in the Southern loop if he had pitched enough innings to qualify.
The twenty-two year old O'Farrell is a superb athlete who was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the National Football League draft after earning three varsity letters in football at Notre Dame.
O'Farrell expects to report to training camp with the Lions at the conclusion of his baseball season, but first he will be reporting to Minneapolis. His arrival will bolster a pitching staff that has lately received good work from only the veteran pair of Fritz Oestermueller and Larry Boerner.
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