Word: infielder
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Northfield, NJ. (pop. 3,500), Mayor G. L. Infield thought bids to paint the City Hall were too high. So His Honor and 23 councilmen and citizens rolled up their sleeves, wangled free paint, and did the job themselves. Cost: $30 (for beer), a saving...
Willie's personal bonfire soon ignited all the Giants. The pitchers began throwing like winners, and Outfielder Don Mueller pieced out a 19-game hitting streak. The infield tightened into one of the best in the league. It was perilously late in the season-the Giants were 13½ out of the lead on Aug. 11. But in a wild and breathless finish, they tied the Dodgers on the last day of the season, beat them in the playoff for the pennant, with Bobby Thomson's last-ditch "Home Run Heard 'Round the World." When they lost...
...Yankee dugout, Charles Dillon Stengel, visiting "Perfessor" from The Bronx, shuffled, scratched and sprawled elegantly, then announced in learned accents that any fool could see who was holding those Cleveland Indians up in first place. Old Casey scowled across the green infield of Cleveland's Municipal Stadium: "That young feller," he gestured grandly, "that feller's a ball player. He'll give you the works every time. Gets all the hits, gives you the hard tag in the field. That feller's a real competitor, you bet your sweet curse life...
MacKenzie's receiver should be Don Pruett, while around the infield, Allen will go with Huge Guidotti at first, Joe Wennik at second, Bill Schifine at short and Phil Mathias at third. Captain Bob Wablers will start in right, with Bill Colvillo in left field and Ray Walker in center...
Previously, shortstop, Krinsky's fourth inning error had enabled the Blue to tie the score at 2 to 2. The varsity had gone ahead in the top of the inning on a walk to Nod Felton, Butters' double to left, and successive infield outs...