Word: infielder
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...knocked a wild pitch for a home-run, his second of the series, with two friends on base. In the fourth inning the Athletics scored three times more and Manager McCarthy of Chicago took out Malone, one of his best pitchers. With one out, the bases filled, and the infield playing close so as to be able to field a grounder home, Cub Short-stop English boneheaded to second. Pitcher Earnshaw of Philadelphia tired but his successor, muscular Robert Moses Grove, proved that a good left-handed pitcher can do better than tradition says against a team of right-handed...
Locals Batting Strength in Infield...
Most of the batting strength of the home team is in the infield. Fitzgerald who covers the initial bag, and Phillips, keystone sacker, lead the Tufts offensive, while Ellis is among the best leadoff men in college baseball. Arlenson, the local catcher, is reputed to have a good arm, and pilfered hassocks should be a rarity this afternoon. The outfield of the home team is more or less of an unknown quantity...
...Crimson warriors returned to the attack in the next inning and collected two more valuable tallies. With one down J. D. Dudley '31 beat out an infield single and advanced to second on a single by Howard Whitmore '29. Here Trumbull, visiting second baseman, contributed a bauble on Nugent's roller and Dudley scored. McGrath walked and the bases were filled. Ticknor grounded to the infield and Whitmore crossed the rubber with the second tally while McGrath was being thrown out at second...
...writing this on the home bench just before the Mass. Aggies-Vermont baseball game. The team has just gone through some snappy infield practice--the fellows look good. We don't know what the outcome of today's contest will be. After all, that doesn't matter so much. What makes us feel proud and happy to be a "V" student is the fact that we see a wonderful bunch of fellows out there on the field, willing and anxious to advance the Green and Gold banner of baseball prestige as far as they are able to do so. They...