Word: battering
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Boone relieved him and struck out the first batter; but a walk, sacrifice fly, and a single off Boone's leg brought in three runs before the end of the inning. The lefthander set the side down in the ninth with only a walk...
...batter's box, he coils into a carbon copy of St. Louis' Stan Musial. His stance is closed, his right knee is slightly bent, and he scowls at the pitcher over a high-cocked elbow. When he unwinds, his swing is level and lightning-quick. His reflexes are so fast that even bad balls become good targets. In his first time at bat in a major league game, Boston Rookie Carl Yastrzemski sliced an outside fast ball into leftfield for a single. Next game against the Los Angeles Angels, he drove in two runs, hit a single...
...varsity competition, and hit .261 last season. He can hit for distance upon occasion, and was third in RBI's last year with nine Mike Drummey, the right-fielder, was an infielder last year, and can be used there if needed. He hit .240, but as the lead-off batter drew 16 walks for the team leadership. Others that could help are sophomores Andy Shea and Gavin Gilmor, who has been sick, and senior Charlie Lockwood...
...White Sox Outfielder Minnie Minoso stepped proudly into the batter's box in the first inning at Griffith Stadium, pounded his favorite bat ferociously on home plate-and broke...
...Every pitcher you face has the slider and uses it pretty well. When I came up to the majors, very few pitchers had it. It fits the shape of this bat. It comes in like a fast ball and breaks a few inches in toward the hands of the batter. That means it breaks in where there is no wood in the bat. Just the thin handle. It breaks so late you can't adjust your swing for it. Used to be all you had to worry about was the fast ball, the curve and the change...