Word: shortstop
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...eighth inning, as the tension rose, the Browns' Rookie Shortstop Bill Hunter made a diving stop of a hot grounder and threw out the base runner by a step. Bobo, who had already driven in three runs, enough to win his own game, heaved a huge sigh. In the ninth, the pressure finally began to unsettle Bobo just a little. He walked the first man on four straight pitches, issued three more balls to the next batter. Manager Marion was so jittery that he could not bring himself to go to tie mound to try and settle Bobo down...
...good deal of added story business besides two more stanzas. After a scene outside the Mudville ball park, in which he discloses a few previously unrevealed facts (Casey was a left-handed rightfielder with a batting average of .564), he takes the audience to a spot somewhere back of shortstop and puts the poetry into the mouth of a narrator...
John Maher is slated to play first, Hal McKinney second, Bob Gorman shortstop, and Joe Crehore third. John Getch, Bill Cleary, and Bob Gebelein will play in the outfield, and Being Crosby will catch...
Though most managers agree that pitching is 75% of the game, O'Neill is well aware that pennants are not won by pitching alone. The rest of the team, much the same line-up as 1950, is strong down the middle. Backing the surehanded double-play combination of Shortstop Granny Hamner and Second Baseman Connie Ryan is Centerfielder Richie Ashburn. one of the fastest men in the league. The Phillies' power hitters: Leftfielder Del Ennis and Third Baseman Willie Jones, with 38 homers between them last season...
...baseball history, American League President Will Harridge levied a total of $850 in fines on four New York Yankees and two St. Louis Browns players. Browns Catcher Clint Courtney was "mainly responsible for the brawl," touching off a free-for-all with his spikes-high slide into Yankee Shortstop Phil Rizzuto at second base. Courtney's levy...