Word: sackers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...batting only for .333, but his six hits last week were enough to push his average up to its present mark. Captain Todd follows the Harvard center fielder, and is in turn followed by Zarakov, his rival up to now for the batting crown. The Crimson third sacker also had a good week, pushing his mark up from .307 to its present...
...second base. Ullman was taken out of the Princeton game when he missed the signal from the bench on a double steal. Chase played a faultless game in the field on his first appearance and against right handed twirling is more effective at the plate than the regular second sacker...
...getting four bingles in seven trips to the plate, Captain Todd passes Zarakov, University third sacker, for the lead in batting among the regulars who have officially opposed moundsmen more than 2 times. The Crimson clean-up man is now hitting for the respectable figure of 327, while Zarakov has dropped to .302, barely above the coveted .300 mark...
...recent streak has brought him up from the less than .200 class to the figure of .263, and should his thumping continue, he bids fair to join the select group. Jones, with an average of .285, and Chauncey, whose mark is .268, still stand between the University second sacker and the leaders...
...Sanford struck out two pinch hitters in succession with men on bases. In the eighth inning Jones walked, went to second on Zarakov's single, and scored when Captain Todd marked up his second hit of the day on a hard drive through the Pennsylvania infield. The University third sacker was caught at third, however, when he tried to advance two bases on the Crimson leader's single. He was tagged out when the Pennsylvania right fielder made a beautiful throw in on Todd's hit. In the last inning Chauncey was safe at first on an error, but neither...