Word: majeski
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Dates: during 1954-1954
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...years of World Series history, only seven clubs had won a four-game series. Now, anyone who doubted that the Giants would be the eighth was careful not to talk out loud. Even a pinch-hit homer by the Indians' veteran castoff, Hank Majeski, did not break the spell. Winning the fourth game, 7-4, was so simple that Leo Durocher did not even bother to call on Dusty Rhodes...
...field, injury-hobbled Al Rosen has moved between first and third with ease; Negro Al Smith has switched from benchwarmer to one of the hottest out fielders around; Veteran Hank Majeski, 37, stepped in for Bobby Avila and batted a resounding .350. Whenever a regular smoldered, his substitute caught fire...