Word: gil
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...complexions glowing with not quite believable health." Noting Sportcaster Red Barber's comment on First Baseman Hodges' rippling muscles, Critic Smith added: "You could see 'em, too, although they were encased in a pelt of somewhat lovelier tone-about the shade of roast beef medium-than Gil wears in real life...
Pitchers Vic Raschi, Ed Lopat, Allie Reynolds have received credit for a great many victories. Their talents may be questioned, though I shall not question them, but the fact remains. The clutch hitting of Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Jerry Coleman, and Gil McDouglad may be questioned, but every game has a winning run, and those men have batted in a great many of them...
...National League, the race was beginning to look like a walkaway. The Brooklyn Dodgers, who have led the league since the middle of May, were still far out in front. Backed by three members of the 1951 All-Star team-First Baseman Gil Hodges, Second Baseman Jackie Robinson and Catcher Roy Campanella-the Dodgers have not been less than 4½ games ahead of the second-place Giants for a fortnight. Even when the Dodgers are in a slump (they won only two of seven games last week), the rest of the league has obligingly protected the Brooklyn lead...
Charlie Dressen broke the Dodgers on top with top hitting. Jackie Robinson has just dropped below .400 for the first time. Gil Hodges has hit is homers, Peewee Roose, Duke Snider, and Roy Campanella have hit hard and often. Even Cal Abrams was hitting...
...favored New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are meanwhile battling for second place and playing very well. The Yanks are knee-deep in first-rate players, and their two top pitchers have a combined '16-'4 record. Two rookies, Gil McDougald at third and Mickey Mantle in right, are learning new positions quickly and hitting steadily. The second base combination of Rizzuto and Coleman is fielding superbly and hitting around .310. Mize and Collins are sharing first base with good results. Yogi Berra is still the best catcher in the league...