Word: catcher
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...break a three-game losing binge, Coach Floyd Stahl will field his regular lineup as follows: Bob Regan, catcher; Bill Tully, first; Bart Harvey, second; Freddy Keyes, short; Gil Whittemore, third; Lou Clay, left field; Bill Parsons, center field; and Ed Buckley, right field...
...outfield is fairly strong, with Paul Quinn in left, "Fitz" Fitzgibbons in center, and hockey captain A1 Reeves in right. Quinn is not only a steady fielder and a .348 hitter, but a fair catcher and pitcher as well, and may possibly see service at both ends of the battery before the season winds...
Since last fall the Dodgers have acquired: 1) Fireball Pitcher Kirby Higbe, who won 14 games for the tail-end Phillies' last year; 2) onetime Cardinal Mickey Owen, a Grade A catcher; 3) onetime Pirate Paul Waner, seasoned outfielder; 3) Second Baseman Alex Kampouris, who led the International League in home runs last year. Besides, they have mighty Joe Medwick, the slugger whom Boss Larry MacPhail bought for $132,500 last summer, only to have him beaned and made ball-shy for the rest of the season. This spring, comforted by a bean-proof plastic headguard which all Dodgers...
Outstanding veterans in the Big Red lineup are Co-captain Bud Finneran, catcher, and Co-captain Walt Scholl, third baseman. Ronnie Stillman holds down the shortstop position this year with Bob Ochs at second. At Kelly and Mike Ruddy have returned to posts in the outfield
...Buckley scored the other tally for the Stahlmen after a wild Melee around home plat. Buckley was almost caught between third and home after smacking out a clean single to center field, and advancing around the bases on an enemy error. He romped home when the Terrier catcher threw the ball into the dirt...