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Word: brushback (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1964-1964
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There is always a chance that opposing pitchers will find some way of getting Tony out. Nothing yet has worked -not even the ultimate weapon. Pitchers call it the "brushback"; batters call it a beanball. It is the highest compliment a pitcher can pay a hitter, and Oliva has been getting a lot of fan mail from the mound. He has eaten dirt at least a dozen times this spring. Things have reached such a stage, in fact, that Twins Manager Sam Mele has ordered retaliatory measures. "Anybody knocks Tony down, he gets knocked down himself," he tells Twins pitchers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: The Man Nobody Wanted | 6/12/1964 | See Source »

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