Word: baseman
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...Manhattan tenement district and raised in Queens, Ford burst upon the Yankees in the middle of the 1950 season, a brash 21-year-old with strawberry-blond hair, flashing blue eyes and an asphalt-seasoned sense of humor. He had tried out four years earlier as a first baseman and, after being told that he was too scrawny, turned to pitching in a tough sandlot club until a record of more than 20 wins earned him a $7,000 bonus to play Class C ball for the Yankees. As a rookie he had a 9-1 record, won the final...
Maris, with four round-trippers in six days, was only one of a crowd: St. Louis Cardinal First Baseman Bill White, Boston Red Sox Catcher Jim Pagliaroni, New York Yankee Catcher Elston Howard also belted four apiece. Slender Milwaukee Rightfielder Hank Aaron topped them all with five in six days. Baltimore Oriole First Sacker Jim Gentile poked only two, but both came with the bases full; with the season only half gone, Gentile thus tied the American League record of four grand slams in a full season, one away from the major league mark of five set by Chicago...
...Spurning pro football offers, Ole Miss's All-America Quarterback and Third Baseman Jake Gibbs signed with the New York Yankees for a $100,000-plus bonus. It was the largest bonus ever paid by the Yankees, topping the old record of $75,000 paid to Pitcher Ed Cereghino in 1951. Cereghino was a flop...
...team, Manager Scheffing has gambled on Rookies Jake Wood, 23, Steve Boros, 24, and Phil Regan, 24. All three bets have paid off. Regan, a fastballing righthander, has the lowest earned-run average among Tiger pitchers (2.12), has won four games and lost none so far this season. Second Baseman Wood is a slick fielder and a long-ball hitter who resembles the Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks at the plate. Third...
...Baseman Steve Boros, a $25,000 bonus baby from the University of Michigan, leads the Tigers with a .339 batting average, is a strong candidate for Rookie of the Year. To balance his youngsters, Scheffing relies on a hard core of able, steady Tiger veterans: Outfielder Kaline, Shortstop Chico Fernandez, Pitchers Frank Lary and Don Mossi. For the first time in years, the Tigers have strength to spare. Reserve Outfielder Charley Maxwell hit 24 home runs in 1960, and second-string First Baseman Larry Osborne led the American Association in batting...