Word: saia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...winner Dave Brigham had a shaky start, as Penn scored three times in the first on a couple of walks and three base hits. He settled down nicely, however, and during the middle innings his teammates pushed him into a 5-4 lead, with captain Bob Cleary and Frank Saia collecting two hits apiece...
...half of the first inning established a pattern for the afternoon. The Crimson's Tom Bergantino led off by drawing a walk, and advanced to second and third on successive wild pitches. He scored a minute later, when the B.U. catcher dropped a third strike on Frank Saia and then threw wildly into right field in an attempt to make the put-out at first base...
...eighth, a walk to Bob Clearly, two Eagle errors, a triple to center by George Harrington, a single by Frank Saia, and two very wild pitches by B.C.'s George Giersch enabled the varsity to tie up the contest...
...walk to John Getch, and another error loaded the bases for the Crimson with two men out. Giersch forced in the winning run by walking pinch-hitter Charlie Leamy. Then, after he passed Tom Bergantino, he was replaced by Dave Bowen, who walked in the final run before retiring Saia...
Since those early April jitters, and a disillusioning Spring training trip to the South, the Crimson nine has come into some heavy hitting on the part of left-fielder Kent Hathawey and first baseman Frank Saia, plus an ability to push across that leading run in the late innings. Saia currently ranks second among Greater Boston batters with a .637 percentage...