Word: pitch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After blowing an early three-run lead, the Crimson came back in the top of the ninth to win on a single, a safe bunt, two walks, and a large lump on Bennie Akillian's forehead. Akillian, crossing the plate with the tying run after a wild pitch, was hit by the ball thrown by the over-cager Husky catcher. The Harvard left fielder walked away under his own power, however, and no complications are expected...
South scored eight runs in the first inning on the wild pitching of North's Jim Walker. Walker stayed in, however, and settled down to pitch a fairly tight game for the other six innings...
Penn scored twice in the first inning, but the Varsity evened the count on a walk to Eddie Foynes, a single by John White, a wild pitch, and White's steal of home...
...fifth inning, Lee Guittar reached on an error by Russ Johnson. A wild pitch advanced him to second and an infield out moved him to third. As Ward would up, Guittar broke for the plate, and umpire Raph Sandborn ruled that Ward committed a balk, allowing Guittar to score. Guittar slid into catcher Charlie Walsh on this play and broke the receiver's hand...
Ward's curve ball consistently broke low, putting him behind most batters, but his speed was sufficient to keep most of the Tech nine bouncing the ball back to the infield. Sangiolo went to second on a wild pitch in the the eighth and Ward walked two consectively in the fifth, but no other Tech batters went past first base...