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Elwin Charles Roe (born February 26, 1915 in Ash Flat, Arkansas) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1938-1954. He posted an exceptional 22-3 won-loss record for the Dodgers in 1951. Roe's overall career statistics were hurt by the fact that he was away from baseball during World War II and that he pitched for the Pirates at a time when they were the worst team in the National League. Contrasting the fielding of the Dodgers and the Pirates, he once said that a pitcher should pay to pitch for the Dodgers. The Pirate second baseman and shortstop were like goalposts with the ball bouncing between them.

Ralph Kiner, he said, stood in a hole in the outfield. He caught balls hit to his hole but otherwise did not field. One can get a great flavor of Ole Preach by viewing the video of the Boys of Summer.

Roe was an exceptional pitcher, but notorious as a poor hitter. In 1953, he hit a home run at Ebbets Field, causing Dodger fans to roar in surprise and delight. Dodger broadcaster Red Barber told his radio audience, "Well, old Number 28 has hit a home run, and we'll never hear the end of it, folks!"

After being taken out of a game in the second inning, Roe when asked what happened responded, "Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you."

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