Word: ashburn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After the Dodgers piled up a 3 to 0 lead in the first four innings, the Phillies came back to finally tie it up in the eighth on Andy Seminick's homer with one man on. Then Richie Ashburn and Willie "Puddinhead" Jones singled in the ninth to hand the Brooks their fourth defeat in their last five games...
Philadelphia won the pennant last year, but you couldn't tell by watching this year's club. Only the three outfielders, Dick Sisler, Richie Ashburn, and Del Ehnis have been playing first division ball. Reliefer Jim Konstanty has been mediocre, and Robin Roberts has just pulled even at five and five...
...Newcombe, the Brooklyn pitcher, matched Roberts until the fatal tenth when he allowed singles by Roberts and Waitkns. These, followed by Ashburn's unsuccessful sacrifice, set the stage for Sisler's winning blow...
...pitching and the best club batting average in the league (.270). Among their assets, which the rest of the league had to worry about whether Sawyer saw his team as a pennant winner or not: a hard-hitting outfield consisting of brawny Dick Sisler† (.367), fleet-footed Richie Ashburn (.296) and clutch-hitting Del Ennis (.304), and a bustling infield steadied by First Baseman Eddie Waitkus, recovered from his shooting by a deranged girl last year (TIME, June 27). With young Pitchers Curt Simmons (21), a lefthander, and Robin Roberts (23), winning a total of nine of their team...
...novel is best when it is describing the everyday life of the two transplanted families as they strive to maintain an English civilization of tea and tennis against the veld. Major Elliot pulls up the fever trees to build a formal park and garden around his house; Mrs. Ashburn holds a "musical evening" for the two families every Wednesday. In the portrayal of the subtle tensions and affections of their family life, the author shows fine perception...