Word: baseman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...First baseman Al Martin led the display of power with four hits, climaxed by a long triple over center fielder Gwozdz' head, and also scored three of the Crimson runs...
...fifth, the Crimson got Johnson an insurance run. Bob Forbush walked and, like Boulris the inning before, managed to steal second. After Mouse Kasarjian flied out harmlessly Forbush was able to take third as Johnson rolled to the first baseman. George Harrington then brought the runner home with a timely single to right...
...Indians got good pitching and devastating hitting-they had been expected to have neither-and led the league after winning nine of their first ten games. Much of the batting support came from a pair of light-hitting journeymen infielders who had been considered all but washed up. Third Baseman Woody Held, 27, a .204 hitter with only seven home runs last year, hit five homers, knocked in ten runs in his first eight games. Shortstop George Strickland, 33, who actually retired in disgust a year ago and returned only at the urging of Cleveland top brass, was hitting...
...that Williams and second baseman Jim Dwinell have begun to hit the ball hard, the Yardlings have answered a pre-season question about whether they could hit. Samborski will know this weekend whether they can keep...
Fred Karp, having a good day at the plate against his former Latin teammates, belted a double to center in the fourth and went to third on the outfielder's error. He scored on first baseman Marc Kolden's drive down the right field line...