Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...even that rule has been rescinded. Some 35% of the players on today's big-league clubs started their careers on college campuses. Some, like the Chicago Cubs' Moe Drabowsky (Trinity College), skipped the minors and started in the big time. Others, like Milwaukee's Pitcher Gene Conley (Washington State), St. Louis' Shortstop Alvin Dark (Louisiana State), the New York Yankees' First Baseman "Moose" Skowron (Purdue), Philadelphia's Pitcher Robin Roberts (Michigan State) served briefly in the bush leagues...
Five members of the varsity baseball team have been named to the Greater Boston Collegiate baseball All-Stars. They are: Bob Hastings, shortshop; Phil Haughey, catcher; Dom Repetto, pitcher; John Simourian, first base and captain; and Walt Stahura, center...
...count was two and two. Spraddle-legged in the batter's box, Yankee Shortstop Gil McDougald figured he was going to have to swing on the next one. In the split second that it takes a ball to travel 60 ft. 6 in. from the pitcher's mound to the plate, Gil noted with surprise that Cleveland Southpaw Herb Score had failed to lean into his usual fluid follow-through. A fat pitch floated up, just knee-high. McDougald lashed it back, a string-straight drive that ended in the sickening sound of a baseball meeting human bone...
...Pitcher: Sanford, Philadelphia...
...Pitcher: Trucks, Kansas City...