Word: baseman
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Harvard didn't wait to get started. In the first inning Curly Combs walked and stole second, and Terry Bartolet got a base on balls. When Gymnast pitcher George Anderson tried to pick Bartolet off first, the ball went by the first baseman, and Combs raced in with Harvard's first run. Tom Stephenson singled in Bartolet, went to second on Gilmor's single, and scored while Lee Sargent was grounding...
Three other Middles who were bother-some last year return to the current team. Centerfielder Ray Snyder picked up two RBI's against Del Rossi and first baseman Henry Kettelhodt was two for four. Second baseman Ron Terwilliger was unsuccessful with his bat, but stopped numerous potential hits with superb fielding...
Last year's infield averaged about .340 at the plate and performed splendidly on defense. Only one man from that remarkable group--second baseman Terry Bartolet--is back...
...Angels did amaze the league last year, though, and their rise was not totally unreasonable. Leon Wagner was actually much tougher than his .268 average implies, and his 37 homers and 107 RBIs were often strategically placed. First baseman Lee Thomas may not be ideal as a fielder, but he hits with authority and regularity (.290). Billy Moran was a nobody until last year; now he is one of the most respected second basemen around...
Unfortunately for anyone but Red Sox devotees, the highly parochial Boston press does not provide the opportunity. They have given Dick Stuart, the Sox' awkward new first-baseman, more coverage than the rest of the American League. news of the other league, like reports coming from the un-free world, is shrouded in mystery...