Word: hitter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Mets' rotation this spring. In his first game, he shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-0; in his second, he whiffed Willie Mays with the bases loaded ("It was no great thrill") and blanked the San Francisco Giants, 3-0. "I'll challenge any hitter around," says Jerry, "as long as my fastball holds up and I have a curve that can keep them off stride. That's all you need in this league." As a matter of fact, that's not bad in any league...
...shellacking the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on the road last week, the Twins flew home to Minnesota, serenaded by the strains of Goin' Out of My Head coming from the cabin P A system. And that is how it's going. Leftfielder Bob Allison, a lifetime 257 hitter is leading the league in batting with a .533 average and a slugging percentage of .933-28 total bases in 30 times at bat. First Baseman Harmon Killebrew's batting average is .392-he also has four home runs and nine RBIs Rightfielder Tony Oliva, obviously recovered from...
...following inning, Ken Thomas scored the other Crimson run when B.C.'s leftfielder dropped another ball, this one belted out by pinch-hitter Jim Reynolds...
Wilson complemented his batting efforts (two for five with an RBI and a run scored) with an adequate four hitter, spiced by eight strikeouts. Although he walked five, the "King" slipped seriously only twice...
...Lincoln doesn't seem to know that pitchers aren't supposed to be good hitters. His ignorance was a blessing for Harvard's baseball squad last Saturday as Lincoln spun a masterful two-hitter over Springfield, driving in four runs enroute to a 11-1 romp...