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Frank House (baseball) (426 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

release and a strong arm. He also called a good game and was great at blocking the plate. His most productive season came in 1955 when he hit .259 with 15

1974 Boston Red Sox season (772 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

who appeared to be ready for greatness, tore up his left knee while blocking the plate in a June 28 game against the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland. He had

Ray Fosse (1,978 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

up the third-base line to receive the throw from Amos Otis — was blocking the plate, but Rose was widely criticized for over-aggressive play in an exhibition

Gene Oliver (941 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

baseman for the Braves in 1963. Oliver had a strong arm and was good at blocking the plate. As a batter, he had some power and decent speed for a catcher. He

Kazuo Matsui (1,825 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

run. He slid into home as his former Met teammate Mike Piazza was blocking the plate. Matsui played 114 games in 2004 and hit .272 with 125 hits, 32 doubles

Sal Fasano (2,586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Park. During that game, Fasano nearly picked off Manny Ramirez after blocking the plate and denying the Red Sox another run. In 28 games for the Yankees,

José Tartabull (1,282 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that Elston Howard managed to field in time, landing on his feet and blocking the plate while sweeping a tag on Berry just before he could slide in, clinching

Connie Mack (6,691 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

verbally needling batters to distract them, he developed skills such as blocking the plate to prevent base runners from scoring and faking the sound of a foul

Marty Bergen (baseball) (3,040 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

day did not wear shin guards, Bergen was particularly skilled at blocking the plate when a runner was trying to score from third. This involved him in

History of the San Diego Padres (9,495 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

umpire of that game claimed that the catcher, Michael Barrett, was blocking the plate before he had possession of the ball. Therefore, Holiday was ruled