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...outfield, Minnie Minoso, fighting a dismal batting slump, was found quietly weeping in the locker room after one sorry performance last week ; he came back at week's end to hit a two-run homer against Boston. Minoso teams up with Jim Busby and Jim Rivera to make one of the fastest outfields in baseball. Busby has saved so many games that one newspaper headlined: Winning Pitcher: Busby...
...principal reasons for the Crimson's success has been hustle, and hustle is a hard word to define. It means racing onto the field after each inning (above left). It means taking an extra base on a slow throw from the outfield (left). It means staying ready even if you're not in the game (bottom left). The result: opponents' depression (below right) and a 16-2 win-loss record...
...varsity, victorious in 12 out of 14 games to date, John Simourign will start at first, Bob Hastings at second, Bill Cleary at shortstop, Don Butters at third, captain George MacDonald behind the plate, and Dick Hoffman, Henry Channcey, and Matt Botsford in the outfield in left, centr, and right, respectively. Hoffman is currently leading the team in batting with a 451 average...
...bush-league catcher on the Eastern Shore; his old man and his uncles also wore the "tools of ignorance." They tried to turn Al into a pitcher. But in high school his speed afoot and his incredible batting eye earned him a slot where he belonged: in the outfield. Summers he played American Legion ball. His batting average wavered between .824 and .609. When the Tigers signed him in the summer of 1953, no one questioned their decision to pay him a $35,000 bonus...
Walt Stahura combines speed and hitting power in the cleanup to hold center-field, but the other two starting outfield positions continue to be doubtful as five men battle for the jobs. At present, Hugh Slotkin is in right and batting seventh, and Ken Hathaway, who has three hits for three at bats, plays in left. However, Jim Shue, Mike Harrington, and Bob Montgomery are serious contenders for these positions...