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Musial) They would win their 3rd World Series in 6 seasons. It would go on to be Musial’s last, who hit .222 with 4 RBIs in the Series. After another All-Star campaign in 1947, Musial had perhaps his finest season. The Man led the NL in average, hits, runs, doubles, triples, slugging percentage, OBP, OPS+, and total bases. (Stan Musial) He also had 39 homers, finishing just 1 homer shy of the Triple Crown. (Stan Musial) He was voted the NL MVP for the 3rd and final time in his career. Over the…

What I was looking forward to doing my senior year, was leading my team as a senior to the best we could be. I was working harder than I ever had all winter long leading up to this. I had one goal that I did not see happen any of my four years there, which was getting to the state championship. There were a lot of things that had to go right for this to happen. The team had to be good, they had to work hard every day, they had to win districts, they had to win regional’s, and the most…

was closing the game today. We were currently winning by one run, the score is 3-2 and all we have to do is hold them and the game is ours. Nevertheless, with our luck, Babe Ruth steps up to the plate. He is not a force to be looked down on, with his .359 batting average and his 153 RBI’s this season (Batting average is simply the number of times you get on base with a hit divided by the number of at-bats you have. RBI’s stand for runs batted in). Not to mention that he’s 6’2” and 215…

month with a 1.41 ERA and being named the National League pitcher of the month for June, Lester has given up 13 runs the last 4 1/3 innings throughout his last two starts. “We all go through times where, just like hitters, you go through slumps,” Lester told reporters after the game. “The last two starts were obviously null and void for me. The offense gives me two runs early and gives me runs again and I give them right back. It’s obviously a letdown not only for myself, but for the team. We’ll…

two outs in the top of the 9th inning and The Royals down a run to the Yankees, George Brett stepped up to the plate with a man on first base. Yankees skipper Billy Martin called on his closer, Goose Gossage, to make the final out in the game. Brett took the second pitch he saw from Gossage and launched it into the right field seats, presumably giving the Royals a 5-4 lead. Billy Martin was on his way from the dugout before Brett crossed home plate and cited an obscure rule on the excessive use…

Baseball holds standing as one of the most unique and historic sports in America and throughout the world. It is a game simply stated as “catch the ball, throw the ball, hit the ball”, yet paradoxically difficult. It is a sport that unites the rugged, down-and-dirty with the elegant, cutting-edge and fuses the rudimentary with the intricate. Major League Baseball, the sport’s pinnacle, is one of the most respected sporting organizations in the world and is known for its deep 19th century roots.…

Brayden Henkle 6/7B Biography on Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio was a star on and off the field. His major league debut was on May 3, 1936. He said, “When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game “. DiMaggio represented the best in America. It was his character, his sensitivity, and his generosity. If that’s not enough, The Yankee Clipper in his rookie season batted three- twenty three average with twenty nine homeruns. Therefore, Joe DiMaggio made a big impact on and off the field.…

Catchers should have the right to block the plate. If a catcher was to guard the plate with his body before the rule was made he would get the runner out if he holds onto the ball. Now if a catcher barely blocks a sliding lane it is an obstruction call and he would be safe even if he tags the runner out. The rule states that the catcher is not allowed to block the plate without giving the runner a lane otherwise it is obstruction. If the runner hits the catcher or doesn’t slide when it is a…

signed in the off-season with the New York Yankees. He is a 2 time All – Star, a 5 time Gold Glove Award winner, and a 3 time Silver Slugger Award winner. In 2009 Teixeira was the AL Home Run Leader and RBI Leader and was a member of the World Series New York Yankees (“Mark Teixeira Bio”). Mark Teixeira, currently runs the Mark Teixeira Charitable Fund with his wife Leigh. The Mark Teixeira Charitable Fund was set up in memory of his friend who was killed in a car accident which gives…

Strike Three! At ninety-eight miles per hour, Jennie Finch pitches all strikes for every game. But that is what you may have seen if you had been lucky enough to witness one of the games that Finch was the pitcher in: She stunned the softball world with her amazing performance. At age five Jennie Finch started playing softball, and became a pitcher at eight years old(Team). She played for the Arizona Wildcats, and the Chicago Bandits, and she has won two Olympic medals and seven world…