Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Born 48 years ago in Charleston, W. Va., where his father was a coal-mining engineer. Stockly's first bid for fame was on the baseball diamond. Because he was so small, he was a pitcher's despair. A local sportswriter dubbed him "Fly's Eyelash Stockly." However, in time he grew and now stands (unslouched) a respectable...
...Philadelphia, Righthander Robin Roberts was knocked out of the pitcher's box (by the Brooklyn Dodgers) for the first time since August 1952. Since that time, he had pitched 28 complete games, winning 21 of them...
Team: Brooklyn (by 1½ games) Pitcher: Staley, St. L. (12-4) Batter: Schoendienst, St. L. (.341) Runs Batted In: Mathews, Mil. (75) Home Runs: Mathews...
Team: New York (by five games) Pitcher: Parnell, Boston (12-5) Batter: Kell, Boston (.329) Runs Batted In: Rosen, Cleve. (72) Home Runs: Rosen, Cleve...
...belt burst. He bought a new one, 40 waist. 'Used to be 48 chest, 38 waist,' he said. He bought a pistol: 'Good around camp for small game, friends and intruders.' . . . [Restaurateur] Toots Shor told of Hemingway and Hugh Casey, the late Dodger pitcher, trading blows while standing in an open doorway in Havana. A knockdown every punch. Papa won. He never even lost a tooth. 'Spitting teeth is for suckers,' he said ... He hailed a cab. 'Sutton Place South,' he told the driver, then spoke some words in Italian...