Word: shortstopping
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...scalp the Indians, the Stahlmen must improve their fielding to a great degree over Saturday's showing, when Captain Fred Keyes looked like a croquet wicket around his shortstop position, turning up with three errors. Also, the team will have to pull itself out of its present hitting slump to keep up with the slugging Indians...
Outstanding veterans in the Big Red lineup are Co-captain Bud Finneran, catcher, and Co-captain Walt Scholl, third baseman. Ronnie Stillman holds down the shortstop position this year with Bob Ochs at second. At Kelly and Mike Ruddy have returned to posts in the outfield
...winning tally came with two out in the eleventh inning. Up first, Waldstein popped to the catcher and Keyes reached first on an error by shortstop Cummings. On an attempted sacrifice bunt, Scully arched the ball into the pitcher's glove, but Keyes promptly stole second...
...months fans have buzzed about Philip ("Scooter") Rizzuto, 22, a rookie the Yankees recently refused to sell for $150,000. Scooter Rizzuto at shortstop and his pal, Gerry Priddy, at second base, had made Kansas City the bugaboo of rival American Association clubs. Last year these Keystone Kids led Kansas City to its second consecutive pennant and set a new league record for double plays: 130. Both are extraordinary hitters, extraordinary fielders. But it was Rizzuto, the Scooter, who caught the fans' fancy...
Coach Floyd Stahl has kept intact the lineup which he used in the four games last week. The infield positions are probably the most definitely set of any on the squad, with bespectacled Freddy Keyes holding down the shortstop position, Bart Harvey safely settled on second base, Red Tully on first and Gil Whittemore on the third sack...