Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Stdearm pitcher Don Repetto is slated to start this afternoon at Braves Field as the undefeated freshman baseball team faces a usually-strong Boston University nine...
...Clark Griffith, owner of the Senators, and the President satisfied tradition by throwing out the first ball of the season.- On his left hand, he wore a fielder's mitt which Griffith handed him. Ike, using an odd type of knuckle grip, threw the ball to Yankee Pitcher Johnny Sain so quickly that some photographers missed it. "One more," they cried, and Ike obliged with a fast one to Rookie Gonzalo Naranjo. "Throw it back," called the President, and Naranjo did. Then, feeling very pleased with himself, Ike pitched the ball once more to Naranjo. Baseball historians agreed that...
...City two days later, Mayor Robert Wagner refused to pitch the traditional first ball at the Yankees' first home game because he did not want to cross an American Federation of Musicians picket line at Yankee Stadium. Bronx Borough President James J. Lyons came in as a relief pitcher for the mayor...
McInnis will start promising sophomore Ken Rossano on the mound against the Middies: Rossano is rapidly improving, but probably would not be starting if top pitcher Andy Ward were not suffering from a sore arm. At shortstop Stuffy will probably start another sophomore, Harold "Bones" McKinney...
Except for Ray Maesaka at third base, the rest of the infield will also be re-staffed. Outfielder-pitcher Bill Chauncey is expected to turn infielder as well, and take over at first for John Mahar, powerful but slumping sophomore. And Dick Hoffman, almost completely recovered from an early season leg injury will probably rate the starting nod over Art Noyes...