Word: popups
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pitches low in an effort to force the hitter to ground into a double play. With two out, he will settle for retiring the batter in any way possible. Occasionally, with a free-swinging power hitter at the plate, Elston will pitch dangerously high, try to provoke a popup. "He doesn't care who's hitting," marvels Chicago Catcher Sammy Taylor. "He believes he can beat anybody...