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Place hitting is, in a sense, glorified bunting. I only take a half swing at the ball, and the weight of the bat rather than my swing is what drives it.

Edd Roush

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Edd Roush
Age: 94 †
Born: 1893
Born: May 8
Died: 1988
Died: March 21
Baseball Player
Oakland City
Indiana
Edd J. Roush
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Glorified
Rather
Bats
Half
Swing
Sense
Swings
Place
Drives
Take
Hitting
Ball
Balls
Bunting

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