Word: shortstop
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Infielders Frank Saia, Bob Clearly, Tom Bergantino, and Stu Levine are the strongest part of the team. Saia at third base handles his fielding chores more than adequately and batting second is a potentially excellent hitter. Shortstop Bergantine leads off and has been turning in solid performances at the plate...
Coach Norm Shepard will probably field the same lineup that edged Tufts, 3-2, on Wednesday. In that game, Bill Cleary moved from center field to shortstop for the first time this season, and was replaced in center field by Bill Chauncey...
...Shortstop Tom Bergantino and third baseman Stu Levine led the Crimson attack as each banged out two hits in four trips to the plate. Infield play was always steady, and the Yardlings collected eight safeties, but as coach Adolph W. Samborski predicted, pitching proved to be their weakness...
...varsity tied the game in the seventh as Bill Chauncey, starting in center for the first time this season, as Bill Cleary moved to shortstop bolstering the infield, led off with a single. After an out, George Anderson subbed for pitcher Bob Kessler and walked. Hoffman followed with his second straight hit, loading the bases. Simourian then slapped a long foul drive down the right field line; the right fielder must have thought that it was fair, for he caught it, allowing the tying run to score and the other runners to move up after the catch. butters again ended...
...next inning, Tufts gave the varsity another run--the winning one. The Jumbo shortstop fumbled Bill Cleary's grounder and Matt Botsford followed with a long triple to left-center to drive home Cleary. Botsford thus continued his fine hitting, also collecting a single...