Word: bases
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After shuffling his infielders around to smooth out weaknesses and to fill a gap at first base, Samborski now has a regular quartet of players, all from Massachusetts. The key man in the infield is Mike Drummey, of North Andover, a peppy little player now settled at second base. His partner in the double-play combination-and it's a good one--is Dave Morse. A former Vermont Academy athlete from Hingham, Morse will start at shortstop today...
Fred Karp, of Brighton, has shown considerable versatility in the outfield, at third, and at short in the early season and has just recently been moved to the first pase position. Jim Dwinell, former Choate hockey and baseball player, is Samborski's choice for a starting role at third base but is able to fill in equally well at any of the infield positions...
...field, Shepard still has problems to work out. With Jay Sullivan gone, Chet Boulris was stationed at third base for the Tufts and Navy games, and though his bat work was good (five hits, including a home run), his fielding was ragged. Accordingly, Moe Balboni wil be at third today. Boulris moves to left field. Charlie Leamy will be in center, and Charlie Ravenel in right...
...Wadsworth weakens, there is a good chance that Al Martin will move over from first base to relieve...
This outburst erased a one-run Tufts lead built up by a walk, stolen base, and single in the first inning. Johnson's only other moment of weakness came in the sixth, when he walked the first two men. A stroke of bad luck filled the bases when, on a ground ball, Harrington's peg to second arrived just too late to force the runner. A fielder's choice and a sacrifice fly then brought in two runs...