Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...catcher flashed a signal and stuck up his mitt-a fat target. The pitcher frowned moodily and began his windup-a reluctant marksman. All evening, Cincinnati's big righthander, Brooks Lawrence, had been firing successfully past the St. Louis Cardinals. Now he seemed ready to throw and duck. And he had reason. Coiled in the batter's box was Stan ("The Man") Musial, the indestructible old pro whose potent bat has been tormenting National League pitchers ever since his rookie season with St. Louis 18 summers...
...last of the fifth, B.U. pitcher Bill McCormick got his team's first run by belting a 375-foot homer onto the railroad tracks beyond the left field fence. This, it was recalled, is where Bob Elliott used to hit them...
...Crimson pitcher Byron Johnson retired the Terriers without difficulty in their half of the ninth. A small claque of drunken Harvard rooters, almost lost in the huge expanse of the first base grandstand, cheered lustily. But over in the dugout Billy Southworth's ghost shook its head sadly, walked through the wall, and was lost from sight...
...Byron Johnson against the Terriers. The final choice between these two will not be made until game-time, and will probably depend on the number of left-handed batters in the opposition's lineup. If B.U. fields a team of port-side swingers, the varsity's only left-handed pitcher, Emmet, will likely get the assignment. If not, it will be Johnson...
Tomorrow, the varsity will travel down the river to meet Boston University, the local college leader at former Braves Field. Because the team goes to Cornell Wednesday, Shepard will save Dave Brigham, five game winner, and use either Gerry Emmet or Byron Johnson as pitcher against...