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Word: pellagrini (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...second day, and pretty soon everybody was doing it. The iffy New York Giants clouted six in one game against the Dodgers. The Reds' Eddie Miller, a fine shortstop but not much of a hitter, busted four in six days. The Boston Red Sox' third-baseman, Eddie Pellagrini, was ordered to bunt and socked a homer over the fence. Said he, after trotting shamefaced around the bases: "I'm sorry ... I just don't know my own strength...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Batter Up! | 4/28/1947 | See Source »

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