Word: hitter
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Sophomore outside hitter Laura Mahon—the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year—and classmate Suzie Trimble were named to the All-Tournament team...
...gone virtually unnoticed by the national press ... Even when it comes, recognition has sometimes been careless and absentminded, casually askew. In Carew's playroom is a 2-ft.-high trophy--the Joe Cronin Award--all polished wood and gleaming brass. The American League presented it to the great lefthanded hitter in recognition of his fourth consecutive batting championship. On top of the trophy stands the likeness of a batter--a righthanded batter. Carew is fonder of the Medal of Honor given to him by his native Panama. Says he proudly: "I'm the only athlete ever to have...
...game D) was called a ?waste of time? by Don Zimmer. The Fenway ?bleacher bums? are: A) now attending Boston College hockey games B) credited with inventing the ?wine cooler? C) opposed to baseball?s drug rules D) seldom invited to Mark Clear?s house. The American League hitter most feared by the Red Sox is: A) Eddie Murray B) Dave Winfield C) Kirk Gibson D) Glenn Hoffman...
...sending a midget up to the plate in a major league game. "Were it in my power to turn back the clock, I'd never send a midget to bat," he declared two decades after the fact. "No, I'd use nine of the little fellows, including the designated hitter...
...draft choice ticketed this season for Class A ball, Brian, 18, manned second base, Hal's original position. Almost no one remembers McRae, 39, the definitive designated hitter, ever having any place in the field, although he was once a gloveman nimble enough to be nicknamed for his favorite brand: Wilson. Old Cincinnati Reds still call him that. Until splintering a leg in the '60s sliding into home, he was slated to be a primary cog in the Big Red Machine but ended up a legendary figure only among the other players...