Word: catcher
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Cleveland, laid it on the line in a single pep talk and got him squared away to the business of banging 17 homers (third highest in the league) and batting in 89 runs (second highest). And O'Neill had long since named his trump card by plucking veteran Catcher Paul Richards from the minors to handle Pitchers Newhouser and Trout (40 victories this year, a record 56 last year...
...last week after 44 months in the Navy, Feller brought out Cleveland's biggest baseball crowd in three years (46,477). Besides his old 100 m.p.h. fireball, he showed the fans new confidence and control. Because he no longer knew the batters, he had to confer frequently with Catcher Frankie Hayes-whose dope was apparently sound. Feller struck out twelve of the league-leading Detroit Tigers (including Hank Greenberg and Rudy York twice apiece), gave only four hits, walked five, won in a 4-2 breeze. Said he, afterwards: "I will be able to reach a keener edge...
...this sudden outburst, surged right back with five tallies of their own. Bill Foley started it with a sizzling double past third base, Jack Forte followed him with a walk; but Roche forced Forte at second, with Foley advancing to third. Roche started to steal second, and the catcher threw to the base trying to cut him down; but nobody was covering and the ball sailed into center, allowing Foley to score and Roche to reach third. Swegan banged out a single to center scoring Roche, and came home after Allen walked and Wallace belted one to left. Bucek rapped...
...candidate who polled the greatest .number of civilian votes (23,800) was able, amiable Howard Charles Green, Vancouver Progressive Conservative. Second-biggest vote catcher (21,123) was a political newcomer, Roland Beaudry, 39, Montreal Liberal...
...Coopers. The Cardinals had more than their rookie outfielder to worry about. Their famed Cooper brothers-Pitcher Mort and Catcher Walker-went on a rampage when they found that Shortstop Marty Marion had been promised a raise over the club's $12,000 ceiling salary, threatened to quit unless their ante was upped from $12,000 to $15,000. The row was no morale booster for the Cards, whose team spirit had been a major factor in their three straight pennants...