Word: catcher
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...those close calls, as Sciolla slid in just as the throw came in from the red-masked catcher Bill Ryan. The umpire called him safe and the Minuteman infield called the ump blind. Obviously, Sciolla remained right there at the bag. Have you ever seen an umpire change his call...
...history, complete with scores from their games with such teams as the Kakoola Reapers, the Acedama Butchers and the Terra Incognita Rustlers. Anyone familiar with the 4-F players of wartime baseball will sympathize with the 1943 Mundys. Their roster of freaks and misfits includes a one-legged catcher; a 14-year-old second baseman; a midget pinch hitter, "a credit to his size," who is reminiscent of the one Bill Veeck fielded with the 1951 St. Louis Browns; and an ancient third baseman who naps between innings. There is also a one-armed right fielder who, unlike the Browns...
Brandeis hitters jumped on starting Pitcher Mike O'Malley in the bottom half of the eighth for three hits and two runs, one of them unearned. The first run scored on a bloop single. The second runner crossed the plate after catcher Rich Bridich made an overthrow trying to cut off the batter's attempt to reach second base...
...stalwarts in the Lion lineup are catcher Ron Pittenger with a .367 batting average and outfielder Ray Nawrocki with a .333 average...
Durso squared off and bunted the ball down the first base line, but got a late start as he headed for the base. The Holy Cross catcher ran out to field the ball and the two collided. Durso was given the bag on an interference call by the umpire, leaving Crusader coach Jack Whalen furious at the decision...