Word: varney
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pete Varney led the Harvard attack. batting .571 with five home runs and 21 R.B.T's. Three Harvard pitchers posted 2-0 records, and one John Todd, sparkled as he beat a St. Louis Cardinal minor league team, 2-1, and held Aurora College to one hit in a 3-0 game...
...Nickens pitched the first six innings, giving up one earned run, while striking out 12 and walking five. Bill Kelly hit a grand slam home run in the first inning after the Florida pitcher tried to get around the Harvard power by walking Varney...
...second game in the round robin competition the Crimson nine let up a bit and collected only nine runs as pitcher ??il Collins recorded the first of three Harvard shutouts. He struck out eight and walked only two. In this game, Varney hit the first of his five home runs...
...Varney continued his hot hitting streak in the next game against Washington and Lee as he went four-for-four and drove in nine runs, before being taken out after the fifth inning. Harvard...
Park also plans to use first baseman Pete Varney behind the plate. Varney's size alone (6'2", 245 lbs.) should give a pitcher confidence. Pistol Pete was originally a catcher before coming to Harvar and could easily start at that position for any team in the East...