clutch hitter

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clutch hitter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  clutch hitter \clutch hitter\ n. (Baseball)
     a batter who hits safely more frequently when men are on base
     or the team is behind in the score.
     [PJC]
  
           Clutching at the phantoms of the stock market.
                                                    --Bankroft.
     [1913 Webster]