clutch hitter

from The 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]
    

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