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Word: galvanizer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Series. The determined youngsters became a bunch of pint-sized sluggers, walloped Pearl Harbor 11-5 as Torres pitched a one-hitter, then whipped Connecticut's Darien team 11-5. In the finals against Kankakee, Ill., Torres got plenty of early batting support. Andrés Galvan, the 65-lb. shortstop, homered over the center-field fence in the second inning, and Monterrey had six runs before Kankakee even got a base runner. Torres had a no-hitter for four innings, a shutout for five. Backed by four homers, he struck out eleven in the six-inning game, coasted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Mexico's Heroes | 9/1/1958 | See Source »

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