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A clutch hitter and a clutch fielder, Bobby Doerr could bunt and hit anywhere in the batting order, leading in the rbi column when he was forced to retire....

Saturday 4 July 2020

Bunting in the clutch.....

When opportunities arose, Bobby could not only set down a perfect bunt, but steal a few bases as well when called upon. He hit for the cycle twice, which event seems a bit of an oddity to me as cycles don't earn anything special. I thought he could do almost anything as far as that went.

I used to throw a ball against our garage doors endlessly, wearing impressions in the drivewsy. As a youngster Bobby talked about doing the same thing. That became my connection,