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Jo-Jo White, Detroit outfielder, is one of the few major leaguers who employs the kicking slide as he comes into the bag. This is not recommended to boys, for the reason that even ordinary types of sliding are dangerous unless carefully practiced. White's slide makes him doubly difficult to tag, for the reason that he keeps his feet curled underneath until the last instant before he reaches the bag, when he lunges out, often kicking the ball loose from the baseman's grasp as it is held in front of the bag. Boys, however, will do well to learn the simple slides, as explained in others of this series.
A native of Baltimore, Bob led the Browns last year in Hits, Doubles and Placed 2nd in Team Batting. A clever fielder, he was runner-up among the A.L. 2nd Basemen in Putouts and Double Plays in '53. Bob broke in with Allentown in '46, played with Baltimore (I.L.) in '49 and '50 before joining the Browns (now the Orioles).
There is a telling statistic about Albert in 2005 that revealed his uniqueness as a power hitter: Beginning in mid-Spring Training and extending through the first two weeks of the regular season, he went 108 straight plate appearances without striking out. In '04, Pujols's 52 whifts were the 10th-fewest ever by a player with more than 45 home runs.
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