Word: sackers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...First sacker Fitz, who got four for five during the day, was responsible for starting the first rally that brought across the first two runs when he belted a single to right field in the last of the sixth. Pinch hitter Bill Ayres followed him by reaching; first on a boot by the Jumbos' second baseman. Both runners scored when Mal Allen and John Coppinger bagged successive files to right. The first dropped in for a single and the second was misjudged and landed safely for a double. The rally ended, however, when both members of the Crimson battery popped...
Only a bit of wild base running in the second inning kept the Crimson from raising the score even higher. After Carlton had walked, he was sacrificed to second. Attempting to steal third, he was safe when the third sacker dropped the ball. Forte then walked, With men on first and third, the Varsity then pulled a double steal, with Forte breaking for second, and Carlton breaking for the plate. But when Carlton strolled merrily back to third Forte was easily nailed going into second, ending the rally...
After leadoff man Jack Forte opened the second inning by flying out to the second baseman, pitcher McCauley handed Art Conlon a free ticket to first and allowed him to advance to second on a wild pitch. Third sacker John Coppinger drew the second pass of the inning, and scored behind Conlon when Wallace unleashed a double to right field...
...rest are manpower-hungry and struggling to shake off a second division complex. Yawkey's Red Sox have Batsmen Bob (.324) Johnson and Ervin (.315) Fox, little else. The loss of Third-Sacker Ken Keltner leaves Cleveland with but one top-drawer infielder, Shortstop-Manager Lou Boudreau. Dynamic Jimmy Dykes, Chicago White Sox manager, has high hopes that Rookie-Infielder Bill Nagel, a fence-buster from Milwaukee can fill the shoes of Hal Trosky. Weak behind the plate, strong on Cubans again. Washington is minus its only .300 hitter, Stan Spence. Philadelphia's Athletics hoped ex-Milwaukee Outfielder...
Fielding sensation of the summer base. The initial sacker handled 104 chances, making but one error, for a .990 fielding average. Capaccio and Art Conlon, the left fielder, both played errorless ball in the outer pastures...