Word: hitters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Several gloves should see action at first base, including those belonging to Vinnie Martelli, Chuck Marshall and Donny Allard. Marshall and Allard suffered from horrendous starts at the plate last season and couldn't recover, both finishing below 150. But Marshall is a proven hitter, and a return to form by him will help replace Bingham's potent (.298 and a team-leading 27 rbi's) bat. Allard, who played a fine left-field last year, should develop into a classy first baseman...
...Clean-up hitter Elaine Holouch's single to left brought Bernstein home from third, while an errant throw from the left-fielder enabled Horne to score the third run of the inning...
...shortly after the deal was completed, Commissioner Bowle Kuhn announced he was blocking the transaction pending an investigation this morning. The reason for the investigation has not yet been disclosed. Kuhn's edit applies to both Thompson trades, so the .228 hitter will remain--for now, at least--in Anaheim...
Sharing the catching duties will be juniors Kate Fissell, "a good bad-ball hitter," according to Morris, and Gill Raney, "a good good-ball hitter...
...usual. Rice is belting the ball and the execs. Hold please." Click. Boy that Jim Rice. Always a hitter...