Answer: Longtime sportswriter Harry Grayson. The average age of the youthful team was 26 years old.
More Whiz Kids facts-
- The 1950s Phillies starting staff:
Robin Roberts 20-11, 3.02 ERA
Curt Simmons 17-8 3.40 ERA
Bob Miller 11-6 3.57 ERA
Bubba Church 8-6 2.73 ERA
Roberts was 23-years-old and started 40 games in 1950
- Reliever Jim Konstanty posted a 2.66 ERA and was named National League Most Valuable Player. Konstanty went 16-7 in 74 appearances with 22 saves.
- Outfielder Del Ennis hit .311, slugged 31 homers and knocked in 126 RBIs. Catcher Andy Seminick batted .288 with 24 homers. Richie Ashburn hit .303 with 84 runs scored and a league-leading 14 triples.
- The manager was Eddie Sawyer They were in first place at the All-Star break and stayed on top all summer. The Dodgers closed to within one game of the pennant with a crucial game between Philadelphia and Brooklyn on the final day of the season, which the Phils won in Brooklyn in 10 innings on Dick Sisler's three-run home run. Roberts pitched all 10 innings for the pennant-clinching win.
- The Phillies were swept in the World Series, 4 games to none in the World Series to the New York Yankees. The Phils wouldn't reach another World Series in another 30 years.
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