Word: batterer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From the pitcher's mound the ball swooped in toward the plate in a lazy series of loops and parabolas, whooshed on past Eddie Robinson, clean-up hitter for the Chicago White Sox. Batter Robinson had never seen anything like it. Neither had thousands of viewers of last week's Garroway-at-Large (Sun. 10 p.m., NBC-TV). But they have grown to expect such gimmicks in a show that has always scored high in imaginative camera tricks...
...Quakers have made up for a lack of mound strength by effective power hitting. Leadoff batter Bill Deuber, catcher Jerry Cook, Captain Paul Fitzpatrick, and right fielder Noyes Yale have been particularly dangerous at the plate...
Left fielder Joes Sangiolo slapped Ward's first eight inning pitch over second base for a clean single to spoil the perfect stint. The tall sophomore right-hander had less control than usual, walking four, hitting one batter, and striking out only three over the route...
M.I.T.'s leading sluggers in a losing cause have been Captain Gene Lubarsky batting in the seventh position, and cleanup batter Pete Philou, both right-handed. The only strong left-hander in the Tech batting order is center fielder Mike Johnson...
Indians: First Baseman Easter, now hitting a husky .423; Outfielder Larry Doby, whose .326 led all Cleveland hitters last season, made him fourth ranking batter in the league; Rookie Simpson, who last year led the Pacific Coast League in runs batted in (156), in total bases (403), and rapped out 33 homers for the San Diego Padres...