Word: furillo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...four-bagger by first-baseman Gil Hodges, a single by Billy Cox, and Shuba's pinch homer. Sain came on to relieve Reynolds, but soon found himself in trouble as the Dodgers put together the game-tying run on successive singles by Roy Campanella, Hodges, and Carl Furillo...
Five Dodger regulars are hitting over .300: Outfielder Carl Furillo leads the league at .344; Outfielders Duke Snider and Jackie Robinson, First Baseman Gil Hodges and Catcher Roy Campanella are among the league's top batters. The Dodgers have hit a club record of 196 home runs-40 of them by Campanella, who has also set an alltime catcher's record for runs batted in (139). Brooklyn leads the league in fielding, and its pitching staff, though weakened by the failure of last year's relief man Joe Black to come through as a regular starter...
Statistically, the Dodgers looked less formidable this year than last. Campanella, Hodges, Furillo, Reese and Cox all finished with lower batting averages than in 1951. Home-run production dropped from 184 to 153, and ace Pitcher Don Newcombe was drafted. But the Dodgers had an exceedingly valuable newcomer: Relief Pitcher Joe Black (15-4), Negro recruit to organized baseball who propped up a shaky pitching staff, was voted "National League Rookie of the Year" (TIME, Sept...
...spots, and Campanella's home run again won for the Dodgers, 3 to 2. In the final game the Cardinals belted unbeaten Preacher Roe for nine hits while the Dodgers were getting five, but Brooklyn again won, 2 t01, on a ninthinning, bases-loaded single by Outfielder Carl Furillo. It was Brooklyn's 13th one-run victory of the season...