Word: infielder
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Louis Cardinals, who finished out of the first division for the first time in twelve years, already had the resignation of Manager Eddie Dyer. Last week they gave the job to gangling Martin ("Mr. Shortstop") Marion, 33, an infield star of Cardinal teams for the past ten years. Said Marty, the youngest manager in the majors: "I'm going to do my best to win the pennant...
...Lefty" Grove and Righthander George Earnshaw pitched to Mickey Cochrane; Al Simmons ranged in left field, batted with his foot awkwardly in the bucket and was always over .300. Slugging Jimmy Foxx covered first base, and bustling over the rest of the infield, playing where he was needed most, was hustling Jimmy Dykes, a crack utility man and Connie Mack's favorite performer...
...various times this season, Billy has played all over the infield. He has performed ably, if not brilliantly, at first, second and third bases and shortstop. But it is only since he took over Williams' leftfield post that Goodman has begun to get recognition for what he is: the best one-man bench in baseball. Red Sox Manager Steve O'Neill, who has been around the game for 40 years, calls him. "the best utility player I ever...
...pennant of baseball's 1949 world champions was missing from the Yankee Stadium last week. A speakers' stand stretched across the infield, and huge posters plastered the stadium, bearing messages like Saarnaa Sanaa and Pregetha y gair. They all meant the same thing: "Preach the Word" (II Tim. 4:2). Beneath this slogan, spelled out in 77 tongues, some 77,000 hot, hungry and happy Jehovah's Witnesses had gathered together from 48 states and 68 nations...
Coach McInnis was optimistic about Godin's chances in the majors. The former first baseman of the Athletics' "100,000 infield" said that the senior has poise, speed, and control, and should do well...