Word: batted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fourth hit was a vicious line drive from Ted Williams' bat that struck Brissie's left leg and caromed toward first base. A groan swept the stands; Williams angrily kicked the first base bag, apparently blaming himself for something he couldn't be blamed for, watching the giant rookie writhing in pain on the grass behind the pitcher's mound. It was the same leg a German shell had shattered four years ago when Corporal Brissie, a bazooka man, was leading a squad in the mountains above Florence, Italy. It had taken 23 operations...
...gave no more hits, no runs, and struck out Ted Williams the next time he came to bat. It was Brissie's first big-league victory (4-2). Said Philadelphia's 85-year-old Manager Connie Mack, who sweated out the game on the bench, "I never felt so tired in all my life." His lowly A's went on to win a third straight game from the highly-touted Red Sox - and to enjoy, while they could, the strange sensation of leading the American League with a fat 1,000 average...
...Navy is holding its best man in reserve, their second hurler, Lee Rensberger, should provide plenty of trouble. And their outfield includes Bill Hawkins, erstwhile football star, and Ed Frahler, who bat three-four in the lineup and hoast fat averages...
...understudied the present Yardling receiver, Bill Rosenau, when at Andover, and spent most of his time as a utility infielder on a series of excellent teams in that locale. However, Crosby's lack of background has not shown to disadvantage so far, and his enthusiastic attitude towards a bat has made the overall setup pretty rosy...
...when Ed Smith dropped a blooper double into right, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on Ernie Wohler's sacrifice. Catcher Sherrill Houston and Meears gleaned the two other Crimson safeties, Houston's on a single to center in the sixth and Meears' on a broken bat hit to right in the eighth...