Word: catcher
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Yankees), Baltimore fans have yearned for a return to the big leagues. The older fans could still recall the heyday of the old big-league Orioles, who won three straight pennants-1894-96-and boasted such baseball immortals as Third Baseman John ("Muggsy") McGraw, Shortstop Hughie Jennings, Catcher Wilbert Robinson and Outfielder Wee Willie ("Hit 'em where they ain't") Keeler. Baltimore's return to the big leagues, it appeared, would have to wait a while...
Boston Red Sox veterans, most of whom have been in training only a few days, routed the rookies who have been here for two weeks, 9 to 3, in an intersquad game. Catcher Gus Niarhos, who Made only six hits all last season, lashed out three today in leading a 12-hit. Sox attack against three rooky pitchers...
MacDonald was captain and catcher of the freshman baseball squad. He was a substitute fullback behind John Culver and Jerry Blintz on the football team...
Charlie Walsh, 1962 baseball captain, may be breaking into the big time soon. The burly catcher, a Crimson student for three years, will go South this week to participate in the Chicago White Sox rookie camp, in Florida...
Nichols was an all-Ivy League tackle (he was converted to a guard for this year's Yale game), while end Paul Crowley was the squad's outstanding pass-catcher, and Gil O'Neil called the signals on almost every offensive play...