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LOVERRO: Berra, Campanella defined an era of greatness

The Washington Times 04 Jul 2021

They used to call the equipment used to play catcher the ...

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Nationals win the World Series

Politico 31 Oct 2019

“The Big Train” came on in relief to win Game 7, aided by his catcher Muddy Ruel, who scored the winning run after two New York Giants fielding gaffes in the 12th inning at Washington’s Griffith Stadium.

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Nationals beat Astros 6-2, win Game 7 to take 2019 World Series crown

WPXI 31 Oct 2019

HOUSTON -. Washington was first in war and first in peace ... >> Read more trending news ... That 12-inning contest in Washington took three hours to play and ended when Earl McNeely's bad-hop grounder skipped over the head of Giants third baseman Fred Lindstrom and allowed Muddy Ruel to score the winning run from second base. ... .

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A look at World Series Game 7s

MLB 30 Oct 2019

A Game 7 is one of the rarest treats in sports, especially when it happens in the World Series. The Fall Classic has seen 39 of them, including a Game 8 in 1912, when a Game 2 tie extended the Series ... Nov ... Nov ... St ... The Senators went on to win the game in the 12th on a bad-hop grounder that scored Muddy Ruel, giving the city of Washington its only title.

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Cheering World Series from San Francisco: A link to Washington’s 1924 title

San Francisco Chronicle 25 Oct 2019

The Nationals lead the Houston Astros 2-0 in the World Series and are seeking Washington’s first title since 1924, when Muddy Ruel scored the winning run in the 12th inning in Game 7. His son, Dennis, lives in San Francisco and, shares the story ... .

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‘God Is a Nats Fan’: A Kid From New York Remembers

The American Spectator 21 Oct 2019

In the bottom of the 12th, Nats catcher Muddy Ruel rifled a double ... Is not Howie Kendrick’s 2019 bat the equal of Tris Speaker’s in 1927? Aren’t shortstop Trea Turner’s glove and bat as good as those of Joe Cronin? Behind the plate, who needs to choose between Rick Ferrell and Kurt Suzuki, between Muddy Ruel and Yan Gomes?.

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Washington Nationals hope to end baseball heartache of US capital fans

Taipei Times 19 Oct 2019

New York Giants catcher Hank Gowdy stepped on his own thrown-off mask and dropped a pop-up by Washington’s Muddy Ruel. Given a second chance, Ruel doubled. Johnson reached first base on another error and Earl McNeely bounced a ground ball over Giants third baseman Freddie Lindstrom to score Ruel with the deciding run ... “It was simple,” Zimmerman said.

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Washington gets its World Series

Politico 16 Oct 2019

politics Washington gets its World Series. The Nationals’ Juan Soto makes a running catch on a ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals’ Kolten Wong during the seventh inning on Oct. 15, 2019, in Washington. ... The winning run was scored by Herold Dominic “Muddy“ Ruel in the 12 th inning on a ground ball that bounced over the head of the Giants’ third baseman ... .

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Charley Walters: Vikings badly need win over Seahawks

Pioneer Press 09 Dec 2018

Joe Mauer (2004-18) is the greatest catcher, dating back to 1901, in the Washington Senators-Minnesota Twins franchise, finishing ahead of Earl Battey (1960-67), Muddy Ruel, (1923-30) and Butch Wynegar (1976-82), according to meticulous research in a new Tom Stone book, “Now ...

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JAY DUNN: Once a World Series goat, always a World Series goat

The Trentonian 24 Oct 2018

The 1912 World Series was in the 10th inning of the eighth game (one had been a tie) ... Once a World Series goatalways a World Series goat ... Washington’s Muddy Ruel lofted a foul pop that looked like it would easily be the second out of the inning ... Ruel remained at the plate and ripped a double, then scored the winning run on Earl McNeely’s bad-hop hit.

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PREP SOFTBALL: Miller thrives at catcher (05/22)

The News-Enterprise 22 May 2018

They are commonly called the tools of ignorance. According to lore, the phrase was coined by Muddy Ruel and Bill Dickey, both of whom caught in the majors back in the day ... “That’s usually how it goes. That’s all they want to do is wear it.”. Enter junior Lakyn Miller ... “And then to be good at it, is a whole other thing ... I’d love to catch ... It truly was ... .

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Eireann Dolan, Sean Doolittle defy baseball convention

Wtop 05 Apr 2018

The only playoff series win was Game 7 of the 1924 World Series, when Earl McNeely’s ground-rule double in the bottom of the 12th off New York Giants hurler Jack Bentley scored Muddy Ruel from second base to give the Washington Senators — and Walter Johnson, who pitched four scoreless innings of relief — a 4-3 victory ... Back to that in a minute ... .

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Why Washington and Nationals haven’t won in decades, and remain dangerous to Dodgers

LA Daily News 04 Oct 2016

Vin Scully was not waiting around for the Dodgers to make another World Series. He has things to do, you know. But can the Washington Nationals do something that’s never happened in Scully’s lifetime? ... 7, 1924, more than three years before Scully’s birth ... He dropped an easy out from the bat of Muddy Ruel ... 2 starter ... Advertisement .

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Leaderboarding: A look at Yogi Berra's career by the numbers

CBS Sports 23 Sep 2015

Tuesday evening, Hall of Famer Yogi Berra passed away at the age of 90. Berra is, at the very least, on the short list of the greatest catchers in history, if not the greatest. He went to 18 All-Star Games, won 10 World Series titles, and thrice was named MVP. Berra's an inner circle Hall of Famer ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... Muddy Ruel - 0.393 (606 BB and 238 K).

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