Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...14th inning in Detroit, Nellie Fox hit a two-out, two-run home run to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-7 victory. The peppery little second baseman, who failed to hit a home run in 623 times at bat last season, connected against Don Mossi just after Sam Esposito lined a single to left field...
...fifth base hit in seven official trips in the contest that lasted 4 hours and 25 minutes. The two teams used 43 players, only one short of the American League record set in 1956 by Boston and New York...
...Crimson has one of the best catchers in the league in Captain John Davis. Over vacation he stopped four attempted steals with his throws to second and hit 355, batting in seven runs. He will be batting in the clean-up position this afternoon...
...Martin, another of the team's promising sophomores, will begin the game at first base. A player with tremendous potential, Martin hit 400 on the Southern trip. Mouse Kasarjian at shortstop and George Harrington at second will round out the infield...
...other game yesterday, Frank Robinson's two-run homer and Bob Purkey's six-hit pitching sparked Cincinnati to a 4-1 upset over pennant-hopeful Pittsburgh...