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Coach Adolph Samborski's team got off to an early 2 to 0 lead in the second inning. Third baseman Joe Conzelman opened with a single, left fielder Hank Pildner walked, and shortshop Paul Murphy dragged a safe bunt to load the basis. George Clark flied to right, scoring Conzelman, and on the subsequent cut-off. Murphy was tagged out at second and Pildner scored...
...gentlemanly than the sometimes rowdy U.S. variety. The Dutch have no equivalent for the Bronx cheer; no one ever boos; no one would dream of suggesting that the umpire be killed. No player ever tries to steal signals, for the simple reason that few players are skillful enough to bunt strategically or to drop a hit behind the runner...
...sixth inning, after DiMaggio's second pass, Johnny Mize walked and Outfielder Hank Bauer punched out a long triple that put the Yankees ahead, 4-1. In his final turn at bat,† Joe blasted another double, then was out trying to take third on a bunt. It was a sloppy play and nothing to cheer about, but as DiMaggio jogged from the field, the crowd, sensing that they might be seeing Joe in action for the last time, rose to its feet and gave him a rousing ovation...
...chest (50 in.) and biceps (17 in.) and his prowess in weightlifting, boxing and baseball, Lanza treats his voice as if it were a special athletic talent, such as a good batting eye; he likes to swing for a home run every time, and when he has to bunt (as in a soft passage), some listeners have an uneasy feeling that he is trying to punch the ball out of the park. He overworks the Caruso sob. His Italian is rough. He tends to swallow his notes. His brilliant tone is often "white," i.e., lacking resonance. Worst of all, from...
...story concerns John McGraw; the occasion was a tight ball game, with the Giants one run behind in the ninth inning and a runner on first. The next batter, Casey Stengel, was ordered to bunt so as to sacrifice the runner into a position to tie the score. Stengel tried to bunt one and fouled . . . The next pitch . . . looked so good he took a full swing at it, knocked it over the fence, and won the ball game. Imagine the injured feelings of Stengel (the hero of the battle), when upon rounding third base, he heard Manager McGraw angrily bellow...