Word: players
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Martin, another of the team's promising sophomores, will begin the game at first base. A player with tremendous potential, Martin hit 400 on the Southern trip. Mouse Kasarjian at shortstop and George Harrington at second will round out the infield...
...most highly touted units on the team are the attacks. Only one first string attackman, Dub Mallonnee, graduated from last year's squad and he has been replaced by Dave Bohn, an all-New England player at Exeter and the high scorer on last year's freshman team. Bohn, Captain Gerry Pyle--second to Mallonnee in scoring last season--Nick Lamont, and Andy Leaf will alternate at the three attack positions...
...sophomore slump, but the chances are he will turn into the loop's top first baseman. Daryl Spencer and Jim Davenport are both superlative fielders, but both hit .256 last year. The success of the infield will depend on the performance of Andre Rodgers at shortstop, a reformed cricket player who tore the PCL apart last year with a .354 average...
Willie Mays is the best baseball player in the major leagues and heads a most exciting outfield of Felipe Alou and Jackie Brandt. Willie Kirkland and Leon Wagner are as able a pair of reserves that could be found. The catching is only adequately set with Bob Schmidt (.244) who is not a big man with the stick...
...Schoendienst's TB spells doom for Milwaukee. Manager Fred Haney has no one to fill his place, especially now that Mel Roach has reinjured his knee. The middle of the infield now consists of rookie Chuck Cottier and either John Logan or Felix Mantilla (the only player in the majors to bat lower than Willy Miranda...