Word: gloved
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Anderson's gun clicked off the 500,00cth shot that he and his corpsmen have given in the past six years. Soon after, Dr. Anderson had to quit and let a corpsman relieve him; the trigger ringer on his right hand, despite a golfer's glove, was too painfully blistered for him to carry...
...late inning of a recent game, with the Yankees far out in front, Maris broke up a double play by almost tearing the legs off Athletics Second Baseman Jerry Lumpe as he slid in. He has tumbled over the fence in Yankee Stadium while trying to get his glove on a home run. After a game, Maris, brooding over a Coke or a beer, is one of the last Yankees out of the dressing room, taking an hour or more to unwind...
Only a week before the fight Ingo passed the white-glove test for Vitalis. Jayson shirts is perhaps the advertiser caught with its chin farthest out: market-bound beyond recall, complete with ads and collar labels, is an "Ingemar Johansson Shirt," due to go on sale in stores Aug. 25. Quipped General Sales Manager Paul Groetzinger: "I wore a black armband when I went to the office last Tues day." But, in the best tradition, he is counting heavily on a rematch: "I still think he's a hell of an asset...
...other team out, Richards has the youngest regular infield in the majors. Third Baseman Brooks Robinson, 23, has become one of the league's best glove men since he came up three years ago. Shortstop Ron Hansen. 22, Second Baseman Marv Breeding, 26, and First Baseman Jim Gentile, 26, are all rookies, but they already mesh so well that the Orioles lead the majors in double plays...
...they all got stuff, all five of the kids. I catch them now and then in practice, but it's not a good idea. They'll throw that ball right past your glove and knock a hole through you. I have trouble getting an infielder to warm them up between innings. Everyone wonders where the kids get all their confidence. You'd have confidence too if you knew you could throw hell out of the ball. It's like having a .30-.30 out there on the mound...