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...same last name; obviously no one named Lisa Anderson has ever played professional baseball. Sorry about the confusion. Anyway, among the namesakes are Mike Anderson (Philadelphia outfielder in the early '70s), Cliff Brady (Boston second baseman in 1920), Alta Cohen (Giant infielder in the 1920s), Mel and Albert Hall, Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, Rich Nye (Cub pitcher in the 1960s), Pat Putnam, Jim Price (Tiger catcher in the late '60s), and Earl Wilson. Glenn Hoffman spells his name with only...
...Which fading reliever taught Elroy Face how to throw the fork-ball...
...Vermont Bicycle Touring in Bristol has devised 74 different rural bike trips lasting from a weekend to 16 days and suited to riders of all degrees of proficiency; nights are spent in small country inns. Wisconsin has two of the nation's finest rural bike trails: the Elroy-Sparta (30 miles long) and the Sugar River (23 miles), which are laid out on paved-over railbeds and are barred to cars and motorcycles; the grade never exceeds...
...last week, Marshall had won eleven games-only seven short of the single-season record held by former Pirate Reliever Elroy Face-made 14 saves, and recorded a respectable ERA of 2.19. He compiled those statistics by pitching in 71 of the Dodgers' first 106 games. In one iron-arm stint, he set a major league record by working in 13 consecutive games. In the process, Marshall, who was traded to L.A. by Montreal last winter in exchange for Veteran Outfielder Willie Davis, has helped give the Dodgers a 5½-game lead in the National League...
...Smith; first base, Dick Stuart: second base, Bill Mazeroski, shortstop, Dick Groat; third base, Don Hoak; and the fabulous, famous outfield--Bill Virdon, Bob "Hound dog" Skinner and Roberto Clemente. And on the in-famous mound staff, such immortal 20-game winners as Vernon "Deacon" Law, Bob Friend. Elroy Face and Harvey Haddix...