Word: batterer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...step. Bobo, who had already driven in three runs, enough to win his own game, heaved a huge sigh. In the ninth, the pressure finally began to unsettle Bobo just a little. He walked the first man on four straight pitches, issued three more balls to the next batter. Manager Marion was so jittery that he could not bring himself to go to tie mound to try and settle Bobo down. Old Pitching Pro Harry ("The Cat") Brecheen went out to the mound to talk Bobo out of his nervousness. Bobo threw a strike, then another ball...
...visitors scored their first run in the second on two singles and two walks, and the other in the sixth on a walk, a hit batter, and a single by Henderson...
...contrast with the generally salty content of the meal, there should be an order of sweet and sour pork. Chunks of pork, deep fried in a light batter, are covered by a sauce of sugar and vinegar, producing a sweetness laced tingling tartness. Although it lacks the body to stand as a separate dish, the sauce is also excellent with rice, and after the pork is gone, makes a fine semi-dessert...
...does play, Smith will bat in the lead-off position and return to his old centerfield spot, and Dick Scheer will move to left and bat fifth. If not, Scheer will remain lead-off batter and center-fielder, and Bob Gremp will bat fifth, playing left...
Because of his centerfield doubts, McInnis is still uncertain about a batting order, Smith's injury leaving him temporarily without his lead-off batter...