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Word: popups (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fourth inning, Cardinal Mike Shannon hit a foul popup, which Expo Catcher Bateman dropped for error No. 1. Then Shannon hit a grounder, which Shortstop Maury Wills let go through his legs for error No. 2. At bat again in the same inning, Shannon lofted another foul popup, which First Baseman Bob Bailey dropped for error...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: Au Jeu! | 4/25/1969 | See Source »

Sophomore John Emery got an infield single pinch hitting for Peters in the fifth inning and moved to second on a sacrifice by Phil Smith. Bill Cobb's popup fell for an error between the third baseman and the catcher, putting two men in scoring position on Hootstein's double over third...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Baseball Squad Smothers Brown, 6-0 | 5/1/1967 | See Source »

...eighth, the tiring Lincoln loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batsman. He might have escaped the inning unbloodied if he and Welz hadn't played no sir please, after you with a two-out popup. The ball dropped, a run scored, and basketball star Mike Silliman followed with a single that drove in two more. Hayes' triple and a squeeze play scored Army's final run in the ninth...

Author: By Lee H. Simowitz, | Title: Nine Nips Lions, 10-9; Bows to Army | 5/9/1966 | See Source »

...Princeton's output was particularly embarrassing in view of their 13-8 pasting of Brown the day before. The two hits--a line shot into right by Cushmore and a bunt by Biondi--came consecutively in the third, but McCandlish retired the side on a strikeout and a popup...

Author: By Lee H. Simowitz, | Title: McCandlish Shuts Out Tiger Nine; Dockery Stars in 3-0 Crimson Win | 5/2/1966 | See Source »

...After striking out first baseman Joe Piperato, Scott walked pinchhitter Mike Riff to put men on first and second with one out. But the next batter fouled to O'Donnell and Houston ended the game by going to his knees to snare left fielder Jim Purcell's windblown foul popup...

Author: By Lee H. Simowitz, | Title: Scott Hurls 3-1 Victory Over Cornell Batsmen | 4/19/1965 | See Source »

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