Norwood vs. Wellesley American Legion Baseball

On the evening of July 9, 1973, the Norwood American Legion baseball team traveled to Wellesley with aspirations of securing a lead in the Zone 6A standings.

Baseball player swings bat hitting ball with catcher and umpire behind and spectators watching at dusk

The team successfully achieved its goal, returning home with a 4-1 victory, which placed them just a half game ahead of Walpole in the zone rankings.

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Wellesley initially took the lead in the second inning when Tom Crook singled, stole a base, and scored on a single by Tim Furdon. Norwood, typically a strong-hitting club, found an efficient way to score in the fourth inning when Chris Dixon reached base on an error, followed by four consecutive walks issued to Frank Fleck, Tim Denehy, Jim Adelmann, and Steve Lang. In the top of the seventh inning, the offense rallied again as Cawley and Dixon hit consecutive singles, and John Kearney drove in a run with a single. Larry Brown, who was credited as the winning pitcher, pitched throughout the contest.

Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger

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