Word: nehf
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...inning. While a phonograph pushed up against amplifiers played "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling" and the crowd screamed as no World Series crowd has screamed for a decade, Simmons hit a home run; Foxx, Miller, Dykes, Boley and Bishop singled. Old left-handed Arthur Nehf, who used to pitch for the Giants, went in for Root. Then Pitcher Blake went in, then Pitcher Malone went in. He hit Miller in the ribs with a crazy pitch while the Athletics in their clean cream-colored uniforms continued to run around the bases. After that inning...
Sixth Game. Scene: Washington. Cast of Pitchers: Arthur Nehf of New York, J. T. Zachary of Washington. (Zachary is called "Zack the Giant Killer" by facetious friends. His full name is Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary). They duel. Immediately, enter Young and Kelly of New York. Each singles. Young scores. The duel continues. Enter Roger Peckinpaugh of Washington, who singles; Muddy Ruel, who sacrifices; McNeely, who walks. Enter Manager Bucky Harris. He stings a single over third, scoring Peckinbaugh and McNeely. The duel continues, fiercely. Toward the end of the action Peckinbaugh's leg caves in. He is carried...
First Game. The Washington populace, uproarious over its first World's Series, was polite to the Giants, neither hissing nor cheering them in the first game. President Coolidge tossed in the first ball. Walter Johnson pitched for Washington, left-handed Nehf for the Giants. The game was tied in the 12th inning. Then Johnson allowed his pitches to deviate. He hit Gowdy, let Pitcher Nehf single and walked Bentley. A "Texas leaguer" and a long fly did the rest. Score: New York 4, Washington...
Third Game. Pitchers Nehf (Giants) and Jones (Yankees) dueled. Fielder Stengel waited until the seventh inning before interpolating his second crucial homerun for the Giants. As he trotted around the bases, Stengel wiggled his fingers at Pitcher Jones. Score: Giants 1, Yankees...
Sixth Game. Ruth made a homer but the Giants led by three runs in the eighth. Then Nehf collapsed, the Yankees heaped up five runs and their first world's championship. Score: Yankees 6, Giants...