Word: starter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...burly right-hander made only one mistake. In the third inning, after getting two quick strikes on his opposite number. Red Sox starter Jose Santiago, Gibson grooved a high fastball. Santiago drilled it into the left field screen, a narrow foot over the Green Monster...
Consider their game against the California Angels on Wednesday, July 26, for instance. Darrell Brandon, their starter, had been bombed, predictably enough, and Boston was trailing, 5-2 in the seventh inning. The Sox had had a ten-game winning streak shattered the night before, and 31,000 on-lookers at Fenway Park were beginning to think that the bubble was ready to burst...
...other plus over last year is depth. Behind practically every starter, including such important ones as Zimmerman and Captain Don Chiofaro, are strong upperclass reserves who can do almost as dependable a job. Today may be the season's best chance to see the second-and third-line performers in action: when the Crimson piles up an early lead, Coach John Yovicsin will want to give his subs game experience and protect his first unit from unnecessary injury...
Four of the five forwards are physically below par, the center halfback is a doubtful starter, only two fullbacks are available, and both experienced reserves are out of action...
...seventh-place Cleveland Indians ambushed Boston's Pennant Express at Fenway Park yesterday, 6-3. A three-run Indian uprising in the sixth--with homers by Chuck Hinton and Chico Salmon--gave a 6-0 lead to Luis Tiant, who fanned eight in coasting to the victory. Red Sox starter Gary Bell suffered the defeat...