Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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B A S E B A L L First Row, left to right: Kinnicutt, J. Coburn, A. Williams, Capt. Flynn, Allison, T. Taylor, Kane. Second Row: Wood, L. Coburn, Parker, Borden, Harding, Kemp. F. Fuller, Mr. Marr. Third Row: Dyson, Littlefield, D. Ames, Armstrong. With a little luck the baseball team's record of 9 wins and 6 losses could have been a much more impressive one because four of the losses were by one run. Nevertheless, we had fun and our share of good wins. Behind the plate Tim Taylor and Laurie Coburn both did an excellent job. Tim, when he wasn't catching, played second base. He led the team in home runs with 4 and hit well above .300 in the clean-up spot. Laurie batted best at the beginning of the season, 'but will be remembered for his many long foul balls. Sam Harding held down first base. His long stretch and timely scoops robbed many an opponent of a hit. Sam was also a utility pitcher and helped relieve the burden from the other pitchers. Phil Allison again turned in another great year at shortstop. His sparkling fielding was a great asset. At the plate Phil hit .309 with many of his hits long ones. junior Eric Fuller covered the hot corner with grim determination. The balls came fast and furiously, most of which he smothered despite the bounces they took from the cement-like infield. Eric's biggest thrill came in the Belmont Hill game when he hit a triple. ' Captain john Flynn played in left and covered it well. John was notorious for his bunts as the lead-off batter, but his homerun in the Rivers game proved he could hit the ball out of the infield. Captain-elect Bert Williams covered center field most of the time, but he could also be found at third, and, on occasion, behind the plate doing just as fine a job. Bert got off to a slow start at the plate, but had a strong finish climaxed with 3 hits in the Nobles game. Right field was the position of mystery. No one was ever sure which one of the utility men was going to cover it next. Pete Kane, John Kemp, Nick Littlefield, Spencer Borden, and Laurie Coburn all saw service there. The pitching staff was strong this year with seniors Phil Kinnicutt and john Coburn both throw- ing well. Phil was the usual starter and when his side-arm pitching was warmed up, no one could touch him. johnny was a great relief pitcher and came in to put out the fire many times. His knuckler and curve still have many batters guessing. Infielder jim Armstrong, outfielders Steve Parker, Dave Ames, Bob Dyson, and Manager God- frey Wood all helped the team a great deal. Coach Marr, in his first season, made it fun and kept us all playing our hardest.

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Flynn A. Williams L. Coburn T. Taylor Allison Harding Fuller J. Coburn Kinnicutt Armstrong Littlefield Dyson Kemp Kane Borden Parker Ames, D. Game Milton High M.I.T. Freshmen Brooks Thayer St. Mark's Roxbury Latin St. George's Belmont Hill PERSONAL STATISTICS AB R H 56 12 9 56 9 18 45 10 9 57 18 19 55 9 17 40 1 1 9 41 6 8 52 6 5 25 3 7 25 4 5 9 2 4 4 3 1 ll 2 2 17 4 1 8 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 SEASONAL RECORD Milton Opponent Game 6 7 Groton 1 0 St. Sebastian's 11 5 Governor Dummer 10 4 Brown 8: Nichols 3 14 Middlesex 4 0 Rivers 6 5 Noble 8: Greenough 4 3 Won: 95 Lost: 4 Pct. .147 .521 .200 .333 .309 .225 .195 .156 .280 .200 .444 .250 .182 .059 .125 .000 .000 Milton Opponent 4 6 17 8 5 6 12 2 3 4 11 9 4 5