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When a legal pitch hits a runner trying to score, is the ball alive er dead?

The ball is dead. Runners advance one base.

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The A's really missed Gus's booming base hits last season when he was sidelined with an injury. The loss was tremendous since they were counting on "Ozark Ike" to repeat his '53 performance when he poled 42 Round Trippers. Gus broke into the Majors with Chicago in '49 and hit .318 his first year. Traded to the A's in '51, he led the A.L. with 33 Homers and 129 R.B.I.'s.



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