Word: hitter
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...incidentally, stands for Throneberry, the first baffling circumstance in last week's bizarre comeback story of a baseball bat that hit the losing home run. Wood is not a casual concern to ballplayers. Why a .353 hitter like Brett would lumber along with a Marvelous Marv Throneberry model (lifetime .237) is the sort of paradox that, scientists say, has trees talking to themselves. With two men out and one runner on base in the top of the ninth inning, the New York Yankees leading the Royals, 4-3, Brett took up his gooey cudgel and went out to meet...
Cork, resin, paraffin and tenpenny nails are abominations designed to make the ball fly a greater distance, but the pine-tar section of Rule 1.10 ("not more than 18 in. from the end") was included merely to keep the ball clean, actually in consideration to the hitter. From the second Brett homered to right, and Nettles ran to Zimmer, and Zimmer ran to Manager Billy Martin, and Martin ran to the umpires, and the New York Times ran it on Page One, no one argued that Brett had taken or received any unfair advantage. And that was the crux...
Harvard Coach Alex Nahigian last night recalled Stenhouse as "a really outstanding hitter and a fine fielder." He also attributed his former charge's success to "an excellent temperament--he accepted the bad days along with the good days. He didn't go 0 for 4 too often, but when he did, he accepted...
...last week's All-Star game, the northern influence was evident from the first sentimental bars of O Canada. The National League lineup was top-heavy with the bright particular talents of the Montreal Expos: the admirable catcher Gary Carter, the ageless hitter Al Oliver, the young speedster Tim Raines, and the man a New York Times poll has found to be the most respected player in the game today, Centerfielder Andre Dawson. Since Willie Mays left, baseball has had a soft spot for centerfielders with all-round gifts. Dawson won the Gold Glove at his position the past...
...good enough to pitch five shutouts and win 17 games. Now his record is 10-7 with an earned run average of 2.54, but it is misleading to consider him the Blue Jays' only star. Jim Clancy and Luis Leal have been formidable pitchers, and the able hitters include First Baseman Willie Upshaw, Outfielder Lloyd Moseby and Cliff Johnson, the old designated hitter, whose varied sojourns included a memorable pause with the New York Yankees...