Word: hitter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...announced that DeRham will supersede Samborski behind the bat. DeRham, who has been playing on the Second team, has been working with the University squad since the Seconds were disbanded, and it is quite probable that Coach Mahan may use him this afternoon. He was used as a pinch hitter for Spalding in the last inning of Saturday's game, and when he dons the catcher's mask this afternoon, he will be the fourth Crimson backstop to be used this season...
...will hardly see any changes in the next few games. Rogers has been hitting consistently, and Todd in left field has earned a reputation as one of the most consistent players on this year's team. Burgess has shown up as a more dependable outfielder and as good a hitter as Gehrke and seems to have cinched the centerfield berth...
Rogers was the heavy hitter of the afternoon, netting a single, a double and a triple. Puffer, working on the mound for seven innings, kept the visitors' hits well scattered. Gehrke replaced him, allowing three hits and one run in the last two innings, and adding three runs to the Crimson total by a home run with two men on the bases...
Edwards, ace of Coach Tesreau's pitching staff, was on the mound for the home team, and although he was a bit wild with men on bases, he was especially effective when no Crimson score was imminent. He struck out 13 batters, until he was relieved for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning
Lord, a graduate of Andover and the best hitter on the team to date, will play first base. His batting has been the feature of the practice games with the second team. Hamilton Heard, last year's Groton captain, will play second base, with R. I. Hunneman, Noble and Greenough captain, at third, and A. G. Pollard, from Middlesex, at short stop...