Word: hitter
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...devoted evenings to dining with constituents who came to Washington or, more frequently, to poring over staff and technical reports, newspapers and magazines. On Sundays he would some times play softball with the Kennedy clan in Georgetown. Teammates describe him as an adequate second baseman but a rather weak hitter. Occasionally he would date; his most frequent such companion in the 1950s was Helen Langer, niece of the late Senator from North Dakota...
...Pinch-hitter Jim Holt stroked a two-run single, highlighting a four-run Oakland rally that carried the A's to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in last night's fourth game of the World Series...
...diversion attractive. Even for a dyed-in-the-wool rooter, double-knit uniforms, artificial turf, and blazer-and-turtleneck bedizened umpires all need at least ten years aging before they might be countenanced on the diamond. It may be a century before products of the sandlots assimilate the Designated Hitter. Such gaudy perversions have me clinging to the Goldberg's Peanut Chews billboard which one adorned the left field wall in extinct Shibe Park's power alley. Still, there is nothing like the day-to-day exhilaration of a pennant race to lend life--whether it is endured...
Despite his obvious problems, Robinson will have at least one player of considerable skills on his side: himself. The only man ever to win the Most Valuable Player award in both leagues, Robby will double next season as the team's designated hitter. He thus becomes the game's first playing manager since Hank Bauer at Kansas City in 1961. Cleveland's last double-duty manager, Lou Boudreau, led the Tribe to a World Series victory...
...manager Alvin Dark shuffled his line-up after Saturday's loss to Baltimore, moving slugger Reggie Jackson from right field to the designated-hitter position...