Word: infielder
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...were a patient man, he'd still be waiting. After all, the Astros only hit 70 home runs last year, and in the new ballpark it was all they could do just to get the ball out of the infield. Finally, in the eighth inning, Hofheinz gave up, growled an order-and the giant Scoreboard did its home-run trick. Lights flashed, skyrockets soared, gongs sounded, whistles shrieked, bells rang. Two cowboys appeared on the huge screen, firing six-guns, followed by a steer with a U.S. flag on one horn and the Lone Star on the other. Hofheinz...
Springfield fought back in the ninth inning after Harvard's rally had put the Crimson in front, 6 to 4. Larry Newman singled, Dud Davis walked, and a sacrifice put men on and second and third. But McCandlish hore down and got the next two batters to hit infield grounders, ending the game...
Furthermore, their hitting should be outstanding. Frank Robinson is a dependable .200 hitter and Vada Pinson, who slumped to an unheard-of .266, should be keeping him company this year. Add an acceptable infield and Johnny Edwards, probably the league's best catcher, and the Reds look like a shoo-in. That's enough to eliminate them right there...
...Weak Infield...
Bilodeau suffered an injury on the team's Southern tour last year, but returned to the lineup midway through the season and batted .279. With him in the lineup, Shepard said, "our infield suddenly came together and there wasn't a better infield in New England...