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Weaver's importance to the team grew from that day, making eight appearances in September, four saves, no earned runs, and striking out 60 percent of the men he faced.
By Game 5 of the World Series it was pretty clear Weaver was gassed. The near-daily use of him in October, constantly in high pressure situations, certainly seemed to wear him down.
Funnily enough Weaver was actually a fairly month-by-month kind of pitcher, which isn't that unusual for relievers. Where Weaver shined though was exactly when the Yankees needed him to.
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