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...That fella on first, he gives me the big pinch-hit with 16 home runs in his first 32 hits [of his three first basemen. Casey is now talking about Ed Robinson]. So they say he won't be an outfielder [now, Joe Collins], but I'm not afraid to stick him in the outfield in the '53 series, and phew! What do they say in Brooklyn about me using a first baseman in the outfield? But he does me a good...
...Clearly, the second basemen, is probably the steadiest hitter on the squad," says Samborski. Clearly bats third. An All-New York City player last year, Stu Levine covers third base and hits well from his sixth spot in the line...
League Leader. On the field, 14 years after his first World Series, the durable Rabbit hit .308 in a series for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1923, he led all National League shortstops in fielding; nine .years later, at 39, he was still nimble enough to lead all second basemen. Finally, after 23 years as a major leaguer (with five clubs), the Rabbit, still playing baseball to the hilt, broke his leg sliding into home plate in a spring exhibition game and ended his active career...
...Neill just beams when he considers his substitutes: "If any of the present starters slack off, we've got men just as good on the bench. That's what makes me happy-looking at that bench." O'Neill has his choice of two proven first basemen: power-hitting Earl Torgeson, traded from Boston, or slick-fielding Eddie Waitkus, a .289 hitter last season. Other big-league infield substitutes are Jack ("Lucky") Lohrke and Tommy Glaviano. Outfielders Johnny Wyrostek, Bill Nicholson and Mel Clark, who hit .335 in 47 games last year, are all fighting for the third...
...baseman for the Boston Braves and New York Giants and manager (1905-07 and 1911) of the Braves, who originated the "3-6-3" double play (first base to shortstop to first) in a game against the Cincinnati club in 1897; in Boston. One of the great fielding first basemen of his day, Tenney led the National League in assists for eight years, an alltime record...