Word: westrum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tight spots. His knuckler was missing the corners, and when he got behind the batters, Hoyt was forced to use a fast ball or slider, with disastrous results. "Hoyt began to worry and try different things, and the more he changed, the worse it got," says Wes Westrum, the Giants' catcher in those days...
...hulking (214 Ibs.), barrel-chested backstop, who batted .316 for Oakland, Calif, last season. Cuban-born "Ray" Noble has already played in the Polo Grounds-with the New York Cubans. This year, Manager Leo Durocher expects cat-quick Noble to be the Giants' No. 2 catcher behind Wes Westrum...