clutch hitter

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(Baseball) a batter who hits safely more frequently when men are on base or the team is behind in the score.

Clutching at the phantoms of the stock market.

- Bankroft.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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For the majority of the 13 innings they played last night, the Red Sox were one clutch hitter short.

Young's RBI single in 13th caps Red Sox rally past Cardinals

Lawrence Peter Berra, known to the world as Yogi, was a tough catcher and a feared clutch hitter who helped the Yankees dominate baseball from 1947 to 1963.

Baseball legend and American icon Yogi Berra dies aged 90

Pedroia has not been a very good clutch hitter for a couple of years now, and it showed again in the sixth when he grounded into a double play with the bases loaded and one out to end the inning.

Always another way to lose

The subject of Kerr's next book is Sam Thompson, the nineteenth century's single-season RBI leader and premier clutch hitter.

Roy Kerr. Big Dan Brouthers: Baseball's First Great Slugger. Jefferson NC: McFarland, 2013. 216 pp. Paper, $29.95

Clavin and Peary do well to remind (or inform) fans and readers how in both the late season and at playoff time Maris remained a remarkable clutch hitter with solid RBI numbers.

Poor Roger Maris

He proved to be a scrappy addition, clutch hitter and superb fielder (he was nominated for a 2011 Gold Glove Award).

Tampa Bay outfielder Sam Fuld

Louis Cardinals short-stop David Eckstein is a clutch hitter who often keeps his team in the running.

Lawyer gives up kidney so a friend's dad can live: 'it shows to the community the kind of lawyers we have in The Florida Bar'

He was a valuable clutch hitter. In this game he already had four hits.

August 31, 1932: day of the ineligible player

He's been a clutch hitter. I don't remember him having a bad at-bat with runners in scoring position all year."

Ems put together winning streak

"Courtney, our shortstop, has been a clutch hitter and has really good fundamentals," Phenix added.