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Word: muffs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ball was soon brought down the field and on a muff by Cowling inside the goal line, Bush succeeded in gaining a touchdown for Stevens, her only point during the game The try-for-goal was a failure. The first three quarters ended with the ball directly in front of stevens' goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD VS STEVENS. | 11/7/1883 | See Source »

...Kimball's hit. Kimball stole second and both men scored on Phillips' three bagger. Edgerly made a two base hit, on which Phillips came home. Bruner went out on a foul fly to Odell. Edgerly stole third and scored on a wild pitch. Collins reached first on Stewart's muff of Odell's throw, stole second and went to third on a passed ball. Allen hit to Oliver and was given his base on an error while Edgerly scored. Allen stole second, but was left there, as Nichols went out on a long fly to Brigham. In the seventh inning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RAH! RAH! RAH! '86! | 6/11/1883 | See Source »

...passed ball. Dutcher made a hit on which Lang and Brigham scored, went to second on an attempted put-out, stole third, and scored on an error of judgement. Marley struck out, Corkery hit to third and was thrown out of first. Stewart reached first on a muff by Collins of an easy fly, went to second on a passed ball and reached third on a wild pitch. Oliver got his base on balls, stole second, and both Stewart and Oliver scored on Odell's hit. Bremner hit to short and was retired at first. The features of the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BASE-BALL. | 5/21/1883 | See Source »

...Baker got his base on balls; Nichols sent a high fly to Payne, who kindly muffed it, letting Baker score another run. Crocker struck out but Bassett let the ball through his legs and Nichols came in, leaving Crocker to finish the run-getting and that inning on a muff by Chase of a ball thrown by Dilts off Burt's bat. The score was now 9 to 7, in favor of Harvard, on uneven innings, and the air was rent with cheers for the crimson. The 150 Harvard men on the grounds made noise enough for three times their...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BASE-BALL. | 6/13/1882 | See Source »

...Harvard's turn to brace. Le Moyne struck out. Coolidge reached first on Chase's muff of Greene's throw, and improved the opportunity to take second on the next ball pitched. Having stolen one base he was ready to steal another, and accordingly on the next ball pitched took possession of third. Olmsted got his base on balls. Baker hit to short, who threw home to cut off Coolidge, but threw wild enough to let in both Coolidge and Olmsted, thus tieing the score. Baker came in on a wild pitch. This ended the runs for that inning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BASE-BALL. | 6/13/1882 | See Source »

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