Word: fielders
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Though the ball is about the size and hardness of a baseball, none of the fielders wears gloves except the wicket keeper (catcher), whose gloves resemble a hockey player's gloves, with less padding. Batsmen wear leg pads something like a hockey goalie's, and thumb and finger guards. When cricket immortals like the late, great, bearded William Gilbert ("W.G.") Grace smote the ball, it practically tore a fielder's hand...
Curley, the modest mentor of the Dudley forces, attributes the success of his club to tight fielding in the clutches and powerful hitting by catcher Dave Bishop, left fielder Ed Haley, and second sacker Andy Lewis. He also praises the fine play of utility infielder Bob Entwhistle, "who will stand ready Wednesday to bridge any gap in the defense...
First blood in the game was drawn by the Crimson in the second. Crawford Hubbell got on first by a fielder's choice. He stole second and then advanced to third on a passed ball. Bob Feloncy knocked out a sharp single scoring Hubbell...
Harford scored on Neal's hit, and Fiorentino was knocked in by Senseney's bingle. Neal scored when the Terrier left fielder bobbled Senseney's single, allowing Chuck to reach second...
Friendless Fielder. He was still as fresh and almost as free with the profanity as ever. All the "mean things" the writers used to say about him had been true. As a gangling rookie with the San Diego Padres back in 1936, he was perhaps the worst outfielder ever to wear a glove. When the fans got mad at him for letting a grounder roll between his legs, he spent the rest of the afternoon talking back to the bleachers -and missing more flies...