Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Scoring the winning run himself after drawing a walk in the ninth inning, Dodger Don Newcombe squeaked by the Cincinnati Redlegs, 6-5, became the first major-league pitcher this season to win 20 games...
...losing season, Redbird fans are fed up. They managed to stomach the trade two years ago of their old favorite, Enos Slaughter. They made only a routine beef when General Manager Frank Lane got rid of such bright hopes as Outfielder Bill Virdon (now batting .311 for Pittsburgh), Pitcher Brooks Lawrence (who has won 16, lost 7 for Cincinnati) and Southpaw Harvey Haddix (who has won 11, lost 5 for Philadelphia). They even managed to sit still for the trading of Infielder Red Schoendienst (who is hitting .319 for the Giants).* All this, they were told, was going...
...long-jawed, loose-jointed giant sprawled inelegantly on the Dodger bench. Speaking with the authority of an eight-game winning streak and 33⅓ scoreless innings, Dodger Pitcher Don Newcombe reduced the game of baseball to its bare essentials. "I can say this," he announced with magnificent aplomb. "I feel fine, so there's no reason why I shouldn't win. But the best pitcher in the world can't win if his club doesn't get some runs. Give him a couple of runs to work on and he'll win more often than...
Next time he bestirred himself, Big (6 ft. 4 in., 225 Ibs.) Newk took on the Phillies, and his teammates got him what he wanted. They got four runs in the first inning, fielded flawlessly as the pitcher worked away with a lazy grace. His big curve snapped wickedly off the corners of the plate, his fast ball boomed into the catcher's mitt, and his sneaky change-up gave the batters fits. For six innings he had a no-hitter. Then Philadelphia First Baseman Marv Blaylock blooped a single. Catcher Stan Lopata backed it up with a home...
...Nicked on the wrist by an inside fast ball, Milwaukee's First Baseman Joe Adcock, on the way to first base, fired back some opinions of the Giants' Pitcher Ruben Gomez. Righthander Gomez, who combines a fast lip with his fast ball, replied in kind, and Adcock charged toward the mound. Gomez once more put his faith in his pitcher's arm. His aim was ornery and his control was only fair-this time he hit Adcock on the thigh. But Gomez did not wait for the call; he turned tail and scuttled for the clubhouse...