infield

The rest of Dan Daniel's column turned his gaze on the same infield in 1934:

GAINED NEW CONFIDENCE In searching for the reason for this concerted development of Mickey Cochrane's infield, we must yield the top place to winning momentum.

"It was an exceptional fielding infield, this Battalion of Death," Rogell concluded.

How the infield became airtight--Manager Mickey Cochrane was able to instill fight, hustle, and teamwork into the four infielders in a variety of ways.

The Baseball Encyclopedia lists most RBIs by an infield on a year-by-year, team-by-team basis.

He sometimes got so disgusted with his team's infield performances that he had his players do it WITHOUT a baseball!

Our own personal opinion of infield is based on "observation" down through the past 40-something years.

DON'T just go on the field with a regular baseball bat to hit your pre-game infield practice.

For hitting to the outfield, a longer "outfield" fungo is usually best and also works well in the infield. The shorter infield model has limited leverage.