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...fielder, Cranney has been hitting well with men on the bases, and dragged a beautiful bunt against Exeter to score the second run. Frank Nahigian, a prime example of the steadiness of the Yardlings, plays second. Nahigian has fielded well and gotten on base a lot as lead off batter...
...canniest lead-off batter in baseball's history was busy at his favorite pastime: getting a free trip to first base. For 17 years in baseball, Stanky's hook-or-crook motto has been: "I don't care how I get on base." When an umpire once warned him against crouching too low at the plate in an effort to minimize his "strike zone," Stanky snarled: "Are you trying to tell me my business...
...Intangibles. Stanky's main business, until recently, has been to get on base. No one in baseball does it better. Though pitchers often give a power hitter an intentional base on balls-in order to pitch to an easier batter-no one ever walks Stanky intentionally. His .269 lifetime batting average is no great threat to a pitcher, but he holds the National League record for drawing walks: 148,* or nearly one a game...
...rolling a baseball on the floor. His mother recalls a pickup game on a nearby sandlot, when Eddie was still only a shaver. He was the catcher, and, overeager as usual, he crowded so close to the plate that he was knocked cold when the batter swung. Mother Stanky, an unperturbed spectator, said: "Just throw a bucket of water on him. He'll be all right." Eddie got up and finished the game...
Stock also appraised Stanky's natural talents at the plate-a wondrously accurate eye but no power-and taught him to be a lead-off batter. Appraising Stanky's future, Stock even consented to let Eddie marry his only daughter, Dickie, even though Eddie's baseball earnings that year were exactly $1,500. Dickie, a striking brunette, turned out to be quite an inspiration. Eddie was sold to Milwaukee of the American Association and hit the jackpot with a .342 batting average. He ended the 1942 season by being voted the A.A.'s most valuable player...