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Word: grounder (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Dodgers, Johhny Jorgenson doubled in the first and Peewee Reese singled in the eighth, then stole second. Cart Furillo reached first in the fifth when his grounder went through second-baseman Coleman's legs for the only error of the game. Gene Hermanski, who walked to open the second, was the only Brook to reach third. He got there when Gil Hodges hit into a double play started by Reynolds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Homer Gives Yanks Lead in Series | 10/6/1949 | See Source »

...batter's nose, then snapped off a second pitch that broke his own arm. In Salem, N.H., the local athletic club lost its biggest game when a black snake slithered out of Shortstop Bruce Magoon's glove just as he was about to scoop up an easy grounder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Aug. 22, 1949 | 8/22/1949 | See Source »

...seventh, pulling up to within six runs of the Terriers. Tim Wise came in to replace Al Switzer at first and singled. Henry Young, in for Charlie Cabot at short, forced Wise at second, Cook singled, and Young scored as the BU shortstop bobbled Win Carduff's grounder...

Author: By Andrew E. Norman, | Title: BU Freshman Nine Frolics, Crushes Crimson '52, 11-4 | 5/17/1949 | See Source »

Crosby opened with a single, Rakowski dropped a Coulson pop-up, and Moffie's single loaded the bases again. Herb Neal then sent a double-play grounder to second which Mike De Mayo first bobbled and then threw over the first baseman's head, allowing two runs to score...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Foynes' Pinch-Hit Single Brings Nine 7-6 Win Over Lions | 5/9/1949 | See Source »

...hitting would have saved the game. On the other hand, Godin got himself into several crucial situations where a Holy Cross blow would have cracked the game open. Ralph Hymans pitched the eighth. He was touched for two sharp blows--one a liner to Harry Cavanaugh, the other a grounder which started a double play and got Hymans safely through the inning...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Holy Cross Nine Tops Harvard, 3-1 | 4/20/1949 | See Source »

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