Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...were getting anonymous phone calls from adults. "They wanted to know what we meant by letting our boy pitch like that," says Murph's mother. "They said he was too big to throw at their boys." The son of an oil wholesaler who was once a semi-pro pitcher, Murph himself explains: "I just throw as hard as I can. I figure if I let up, someone might hit it." And being hit is the one thing Murph has not been able to stand since he pitched his first game as a seven-year-old and lost...
...sluggers may send a ball soaring toward the Capitol dome. Even lowly Kansas City won eleven in a row for the season's longest string, had the fans overflowing Municipal Stadium (capacity: 30,611) and sitting on the grass in leftfield. And when a slight, cold-eyed relief pitcher named Elroy Face (15-0) begins to throw his forkball, Pittsburgh can beat the world...
...just turned 26, stirs excitement every time he picks up his medium (33 oz.) bat, paws with his right foot in the box until he is rooted like an oak, flexes his shoulder muscles by whipping the bat horizontally up and behind his head, crouches slightly, and fixes the pitcher with a steady stare from his dark brown eyes...
...Nellie Fox now forms the nucleus of the White Sox defense. At bat, Aparicio is hitting only .260, but his speed makes him the most dangerous man in the league, once he gets on base. He leads the majors with stolen bases (36), gets such a jump on the pitcher in his first few pumping strides that Manager Al Lopez generally leaves it to him to go whenever he sees the chance. "I don't worry about hitting the long ball/' says Aparicio, "just about getting to first. After that, I know I am going to steal...
...Cincinnati's Negro Centerfielder Vada Edward Pinson, 21, and Negro First Baseman Frank Robinson, 23 are the two bright spots in a disappointing season for the Redlegs. An all-star high school pitcher in Oakland, Calif., Pinson has a sprinter's speed going to first (3.3 sec.), enough power to hit his share of home runs despite his lithe build (15 ft. 11 in., 170 Ibs.). Playing his first full season in the majors, Pinson leads the team in hitting (.328) and stolen bases (17), simply outruns deep fly balls. Says Manager Freddy Hutchinson: "He's already...