Word: doubleplays
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Batting champion Matty Alou specializes in infield hits, Bill Mazeroski and Gene Alley are the best doubleplay combination in baseball history, and catcher Jim Pagliaroni once played for the Red Sox. The Corsairs don't have a stopper or a dependable reliever, but their staff is competent and lovable: Woody Fryman is a tobacco farmer, Bob Veale is suing Sport Magazine for a million dollars, "Deacon" Law could be mayor of Pittsburgh or Meridian, Idaho, with no contest, Dennis Ribant is a Met who might make good, Elroy Face ... To understand why baseball will always be the national pastime, tune...
...until last week, when a batting-practice liner crunched into his right kneecap, putting him out for three weeks. With Rookie Shortstop Sonny Jackson, 21, a .296 hitter who fields like a jackrabbit and steals bases on the side (24 this year), the Astros have one of the best doubleplay acts in the league...
...Cincinnati had its thin man Ewell Blackwell, the league's best pitcher. If the fence-busting New York Giants had two more good pitchers, they could take World Series orders this week. But the club other managers worried most about was the Boston Braves, which has a new doubleplay combination (Rookie Alvin Dark and Oldster Eddie Stanky) and a shrewd pilot, Billy Southworth...
...nine defeated West Point at West Point, Saturday, 9 to 2, in an interesting and, for the College nine, a well played game. J. S. Galbraith made a beautiful catch of a hard liner over second. He jumped, managed to catch the ball in one hand and made a doubleplay, catching the base runner off second. The College nine made another double play in the sixth inning in almost the same way, Farrington catching a liner at second and Lewis putting the base runner out at first. Lane at centre played a good all-round game. He made three runs...
...seniors made only one more run in the eighth inning, and Ninety-three did not bather ninth inning. The freshmen carried their team off the field and marched to the gymnasium behind a brass band. The features of the game were Manley's playing at short-stop and the doubleplay by McCoy, Piper and Aiken in the fourth inning. Dolan also accepted some difficult chances at third. The score...