Word: catchers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...problems right now are trying to gain this pitching depth," Park said, "and to determine the number one catcher...
...missing that certain something. They do, however, sport some fine personnel. George Scott, aside from winning the Gold Glove Award at first base, also hit .306, with 24 homers and 107 RBI's last year. Darrell Porter, at 22, is touted as being baseball's next superstar catcher. Don Money also chipped in with a .284 effort at the plate...
...Theater: Paul Winfield, whose portrayal of the father in Sounder earned him an academy award nomination, plays the title role in It's Good to Be Alive: The Story of Roy Campanella. Campanella was the Brooklyn Dodgers catcher whose career ended when he was paralyzed in an automobile accident. This might be another soapy, tear-jerking rip-off of Brian's Song. But with Winfield around, it also stands a good chance of being worth watching. Ch. 7, 9 p.m. 2 hours...
...little reverence for those hulking black buzzard judges of the basepaths. Two egregious cases in point are two plays at the plate in the first games of the 1970 and 1973 Series. In 1970 Ken Burkhardt called the Reds' Bernie Carbo out when, as an instant replay showed, Baltimore catcher Elrod Hendricks missed the tag and Carbo the plate...
...seventh inning, though, Oriole catcher Andy' Etchebarren lashed a three-run home run to left to tie the game at 4-4. Against loser and reliever Rollie Fingers, Bobby Grich opened the eighth with another four-sacker to ice it at 5-4. South-paw Grant Jackson got the Baltimore...