Word: hitters
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Boulris, although he is still a very crude sort of fielder, has now developed into the most consistent hitter on the Crimson squad...
Felipe Alou, 23, went to the San Francisco Giants as a slick fielder but an unproven hitter. This season the graceful right-handed hitter from the Dominican Republic actually outdid the incomparable Willie Mays in the early going, hit a fat .377, slugged four homers in his first 13 games. Says Alou happily: "I learn how to snap...
...hitting-they had been expected to have neither-and led the league after winning nine of their first ten games. Much of the batting support came from a pair of light-hitting journeymen infielders who had been considered all but washed up. Third Baseman Woody Held, 27, a .204 hitter with only seven home runs last year, hit five homers, knocked in ten runs in his first eight games. Shortstop George Strickland, 33, who actually retired in disgust a year ago and returned only at the urging of Cleveland top brass, was hitting a whopping .360 in stark contrast...
Died. Don Black, 41, Cleveland pitcher who overcame a career-crippling drinking problem by joining Alcoholics Anonymous, within months (1947 season) threw a no-hitter against the Athletics, next year twisted his neck while batting and suffered a hemorrhage that ended his playing days; of lung cancer; in Akron...
...ripped apart the Boston University freshmen, 9 to 1, at Braves Field, as it lengthened its winning streak to five games. Roy Williams, who thus far this year has distinguished himself as an outstanding slugger, took to the mound and gave a very creditable performance, toying with a no hitter for six innings...