Word: rosen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Piled up behind the Tigers were the Yankees, with Joe DiMaggio back in the line-up (see above), and Lou Boudreau's rebuilt Cleveland Indians, spurred on by such rookie sluggers as Third Baseman Al Rosen (33 homers) and First Baseman Luke Easter (21 homers), as well as Centerfielder Larry Doby (nine homers in ten games). After them, in fourth place, were the Boston...
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...Reader Rosen complain to Stalin...
...Cleveland Indians have the biggest harvest in huge First Baseman Lucius ("Luke") Easter and stocky Third Baseman Albert ("Flip") Rosen. Between them they have hit 42 home runs, driven in 119, made pennant contenders of a club that finished fourth last year...
Confidence in Cleveland. College-trained Rosen (University of Miami) is remarkably self-confident for a new man.* Says he: "I am not overreaching myself; I think I'll hit 50 home runs this year." He also says flatly that Cleveland will win the pennant. If it does, 25-year-old Flip Rosen's light but authoritative 33-oz. bat (25 homers) and his smother-the-ball fielding will be two good reasons...