The score was 9-to-7 in favor of the American League when the first National League batter in the ninth inning of last week's All-Star baseball game dropped a bunt in front of home plate.
If Fred Frankhouse had reached first base, the crowd of 50,000 at New York's Polo Grounds might well have seen another inning or two of one of the most discussed baseball games in history. But Frankhouse did not reach first. Catcher Cochrane picked the ball out of the dust. His throw to first base beat...
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