Marvin Howard "Baby Face" Breuer (April 29, 1914 – January 17, 1991) was an American

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. He played for the

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from 1939 to 1943. In the

1941 World Series The 1941 World Series, the last before the entry of the United States into the Second World War, matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years, and the ...

, Breuer came on as a reliever in the fifth inning of Game 4 to relieve

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, with the Yankees losing 4–3. Breuer pitched three scoreless innings, which enabled the Yankees to ultimately win the game on a

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by Mickey Owen. Breuer also pitched in the

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, which the Yankees lost to the

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. After Breuer's playing career ended, he spent 31 years working for the

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until his retirement in 1976. He was survived by his wife, Dorothy, two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Breuer earned a

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degree in

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from the Missouri School of Mines in 1935 and after his baseball career, worked for the

until retiring in 1976.

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KC Blues minor league team info
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