Word: shortstopping
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Weston had stifled the Holy Cross offensive since the fifth, but the Crusaders broke loose on the second pitch of the inning. Cleanup batter Paul Pearl sent a hard shot to the left side, which took a bad bounce that baffled Crimson shortstop Dave O'Connell. Joe Noone put Pearl in scoring position with a single up the middle...
Boston Manager John MacNamara brought Smith in to relieve Hurst after he walked Molitor to open the eighth. One out later, the speedy Molitor stole second as Smith struck out Brewer shortstop Robin Yount. Glenn Braggs then doubled off Smith to knock in Molitor...
...Bloom then got freshman right-fielder Ted Decareau to pop up to the shortstop in foul territory to end the game...
...winning the award again this year. There have only been nine players who have won the coveted award in back-to-back seasons. Oddly enough, they correspond to each field position (i.e. three outfielders, one pitcher, one catcher, one first baseman, one second baseman, one third baseman and a shortstop). Can you name them? (Take two points for each player and four for the pitcher.) Twenty points...
...They say the key to winning a pennant is having defensive strength up the middle. A team with good fielders at catcher, second base, shortstop and centerfield has a tremendous defensive advantage. Can you name the last team which had Glove winners at these four positions? (Take two points per player and two for the team.) Ten points...