Word: baseman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...receipts ($38,000), most of which goes to indigent ballplayers, Cincinnati's townsfolk were heaping praise on the grizzled head of William Boyd McKechnie, mild-mannered manager of the amazing Reds. Not only was Starting Pitcher Vander Meer credited with the victory, but Catcher Ernie Lombardi, rookie First Baseman Frank McCormick and Outfielder Ival Goodman turned in creditable performances...
Balls rained through the infield. Third baseman Grondahl played like a croquet wicket. Shortstop Johns ran back and forth like the Grand Central shuttle. First baseman Lupien alternately lay on his stomach and ran to the fence behind him in effort to corral a throw for the final...
...Crimson went into the last of the seventh trailing 6-4. Johns and Lupien drew walks to open the inning, and a new Bruin Hurler, Devaney was summoned. Gannett bunted both men along, and then Gron dahl appeared at the plate to golf a low pitch over the second baseman's head and produce the tying markers...
...Varsity leader and first-sacker also holds the circuit lead in runs batted in and is second only to Princeton's Ed Novak in total bases. In his Junior year, Lupe can be easily rated as the top first baseman in eastern college baseball...
Because his two additions to the outfield, Joe Soltz and Rud Hoye, have not been pounding the ball with the regularity expected nor in the clutches, Mitchell has revamped his batting order moving the newcomers down the list in favor of third baseman Dick Grondahl and second sacker Dave Shean who are now in positions 4 and 5 respectively...