Word: cronin
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...game drew a crowd of 49,000, and netted $42,000 for the benefit of indigent members of the Association of Professional Ball Players. This year League officials thought it would be wise to have another all-star game. Managers Bill Terry of the World-Champion Giants, and Joe Cronin of last year's pennant-winning Washington Senators were invited to select and manage the teams, which will meet at New York's Polo Grounds July 10. A nation-wide newspaper poll ending last week indicated the players baseball addicts wanted most to see in action. High scorers...
Shortstop: Jackson (Giants) Cronin (Senators...
...pennant for Washington last year was at right field, Jonathan Stone for old Goose Goslin. The Yankees had two rookie infielders. Babe Ruth planned, in what will doubtless be his last playing season, to make his 700th homerun, get his 2,000th base on balls. Manager Joe Cronin of Washington called Detroit the team to beat. Detroit's new Manager & Catcher Mickey Cochrane, bought for $100,000 from Philadelphia, was not so sure. He and his men lost two games in a row to the Athletics, generally dismantled last autumn because they failed to make money. For the Chicago...
...routed Crowder when Mancuso's double sent Davis in with the third run. In all that time only three Senators hit Schumacher, and none passed third base. Now, in the last half of the sixth, with two out, young Schumacher blew up. Manush singled, went to third when Cronin repeated. Schulte lifted the first pitch into the left field bleachers and the score was tied, 3-to-3. After Kuhel and Bluege both got on base, Manager Terry nodded to "Pop"' Luque. No trace of dismay showed on Luque's wrinkled face as he trudged...
Again Washington made a valiant last stand. With two out. Manager Cronin singled, went to second when Schulte drew a base on balls. Kuhel stepped to bat. A single would tie the score again. A stiffer blow could win the game. Manager Bill Terry walked over to "Pop" Luque with a worried frown. Luque scarcely noticed him. "I get heem," he promised, and turned toward the batter. Plump!- Strike one. Plump!-Strike two. Plump...