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Word: hafey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...filled the bases with two out. As swart Lazzeri dawdled to the plate, the Cardinals huddled around Pitcher Haines. In the stands an angry growl rose to pandemonium. Manager Hornsby came out of the huddle and shouted towards the distant "bull pen" (where pitchers practice). No one appeared. Fielder Hafey spun on his heel to carry the message, when a lumbering, red-sweatered figure appeared. "Alexander!" yelled the stands. That freckled runagade went to the pitcher's mound. "Keep your shirts on," he said and pitched five practice balls. "Don't worry," he said and pitched past Lazzeri...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wooden War | 10/18/1926 | See Source »

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