Word: catcher
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this year, but he has shown a marked improvement in practice. "He has a great curve and is fast, and he should develop into a sweet pitcher if he learns to control his deliveries," said Bob Regan '41 who caught him in practice Thursday. Regan was the varsity catcher on the 1941 squad...
Offensive highlight of the game was Fiorentino's base running. He got on base on a fielder's choice in the third. He broke for second, and the blue-jacket catcher's throw was wide of the bag and rolled into center field. He continued on to third, and as the center fielder held the ball he kept going and scored with a headlong slide into home on a close play. He scored again in the seventh on the same play except this time the second baseman missed the peg, letting it trickle through his legs into short center. Johnny...
...season started in April. Although this record is for the 1946 squad, it is not the record of the present team, since only one man who started in the opener at Kings Point is on the summer roster. The sole survivor of the earlier group is its stocky catcher, Armen Essayen...
...that he was not only keeping Ben Chapman but had signed him for 1947 too. From then on, Chapman was able to get what he needed from his boys. Ex-Cincinnati slugger Frank McCormick (who cost $40,000) began knocking down the fences. So did Rightfielder Ron Northey and Catcher Andy Seminick. The club swept through the West for the most successful Philly trip in 30 years...
Burned Up. In lola, Kans., during a heated altercation with the umpire, Catcher Dave Dennis' chest protector burst into flames...