Word: gloving
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tricks when he reported to San Francisco in July 1960. All but one (his screwball) were part of his repertory before he left the Dominican Republic in March 1958. In short, the Giants have not taught Juan a thing-except how to hide the ball in his glove during his windup. "I first saw Juan at the age of 19. And he looked like a ten-year pro even then," says Carl Hubbell, San Francisco's head scout and once a pretty fair pitcher himself. Giants Owner Horace Stoneham was so impressed when he first saw Marichal throw that...
...just one base hit-a pop-fly single. Six days later he beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0, tying a major-league record by pitching his second straight one-hitter; the lone hit this time was a bloop double that barely eluded the outstretched glove of Cleveland's first baseman. Last week he went twelve innings against Baltimore-allowing only one run, striking out ten batters-before giving way to a relief pitcher with the score tied 1-1. The Indians lost the game 3-2 in 15 innings, but McDowell's record was still unblemished: four...
...George Neville on base to give the Crimson a three-run load. The Lions knocked McCandlish out with two runs in the fourth, encouraging Columbia bench jockeys to ride selected Harvard players enthusiastically. Bob Welz's triple, Neville's double and Houston's single off the third baseman's glove in the next inning quickly shut up the loudmouths. The third baseman then booted O'Donnell's grounder, allowing Houston to score. Two more errors on Dockery's ground ball to third let in the third and fourth runs of the inning, giving Harvard an 8-3 lead...
...seventh, the Tigers pitched in again after Jim Tobin legged out a looping double. Bob Welz smacked a hard grounder that slipped under the glove of Princeton second baseman Jeff Perry, and Tobin scored easily...
Harvard missed another opportunity in the sixth when Tiger pitcher Steve Cushmore walked three men to load the bases with one out. But Neville forced Neil Houston at the plate and Grate's long drive wound up in Biondi's glove...