Word: cragan
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Martynik, opposing pitcher, garnered the visitors two runs in the opening half of this frame. In Harvard's half of the inning McCaffrey started things off by receiving a pass. McGrath hit safely, and advanced to third on Ticknor's sacrifice fly, later scoring on an error by Cragan, visiting backstop. Des Roches made the second Harvard tally, receiving a pass; and advancing on Cragan's error, scoring a moment later when Potter, Rhode Island shortstop, threw the ball into the Harvard dugout. Wood flied out for the final...
...which proved too much for Pray of Rhode Island, who juggled the sphere for a long enough time to let the batter circle the bases. Sheldon hit safely, after which Martynik took a brace and struck out Mays and Taylor. Passes to McCaffrey and McGrath filled the bases, but Cragan pulled his team out of a bad hole by hurling himself high against the screen behind the batter's box to capture a foul knocked by Ticknor, thus ending the inning...
...leaving his post behind the bat quickly cut off Barnatowich from first base, threw to Des Roches who had come up from third to cover second: when this effort failed, the Harvard third sacker tossed the ball to Wood, who chased down towards third base to tag out Cragan between second and third. Barnatowich, who had been safe on second, was out a moment later on an attempt to steal third. In Harvard's half of this stanza Ticknor flied out to center field, and Taylor and McCaffrey fanned...
With the bases crowded and none out, Martynik issued passes to McCaffrey and McGrath, forcing in Sheldon and Mays. McGrath was out on Wood's grounder to third, and Ticknor made it two out with a fly to Cragan. Taylor scored on a single by DesRoches, McCaffrey came in on Wood's effort, DesRoches and Wood scored on a double by Lupien. Sheldon retired the side with a fly to left. This concluded Harvard aggression...