Word: pitcherful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Team: Milwaukee (by 2½ games) Pitcher: Surkont, Milwaukee (9-1) Batter: Schoendienst, St. L. (.344) Runs Batted In: Campanella, Brooklyn (62) Home Runs: Mathews...
Team: New York (by 11½ games) Pitcher: Lopat, New York (8-0) Batter: Vernon, Washington (.333) Runs Batted In: Mantle, New York (51) Home Runs: Zernial, Phila...
Pitching & Pratfalls. The Braves have been getting some tight pitching from two old Bostonians, Lefthander Warren Spahn (7-1) and Righthander Max Surkont (8-1), who recently set a record of eight consecutive strikeouts. Another big boost has come from a battery of youngsters just back from the Army: Pitcher Johnny Antonelli (6-2) and Catcher Del Crandall, who is hitting at a .325 clip...
...next night in St. Louis it was the turn of another pitcher, a righthander this time, to face New York's No. 7. To gain the slight advantage which lefthanded batters are religiously believed to enjoy against righthanded pitchers (and vice versa), switch-hitting Mickey Mantle batted lefthanded. He let four pitches go by, then drove the fifth into the right center-field stands 405 feet for another homer. All in all. Mantle's week was an excellent demonstration of why pitchers turn grey. It was also one of several good reasons why the 1953 New York Yankees have opened...
...Philadelphia, Pitcher Curt Simmons, lefthanded star of the Phillies, was lost to his club for at least two weeks when he caught a foot in his power lawnmower...