Word: gelbert
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...wall. He hurried his throw and dropped the ball. Foxx went on to third. Later, in the sixth, hard-hitting Third Baseman Dykes of the Athletics hit a two-bagger with a man on base. Center Fielder Douthit of the Cardinals had the ball in his hand, but Gelbert hesitated relaying it to home plate. The chance of catching Bishop was lost and the Athletics had another...
...that Mack did not rely so much on his left-handers against the Cubs last year was that he thought it a bad idea to use "lefties" against a team of good right-hand hitters. The Cardinals hit just as well right-handed as the Cubs. Douthit, Hafey, Wilson, Gelbert, Adams are all right-side batters; Frisch can bat on either side. This year (up to last week) the Cardinal outfield averaged .353 at bat, the Athletics outfield .311. Every man in the regular Cardinal line-up except Bottomley has hit over .300. The six best Athletics average only...
...catcher in the world"?Mickey Cochrane. The Cardinals have Frankie Frisch? probably the best second baseman, who has played in five world series. Connie Mack's famed defensive infield (Foxx, Bishop, Boley, Dykes) is about as efficient but certainly no more so than Gabby Street's (Bottomley, Frisch, Gelbert, Adams...