Word: ace
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...could they? In a frenzy of house cleaning after the disappointing fifth-place 1973 season, exasperated Owner Phil Wrigley had traded away his strongest players like so many bubble-gum cards: slugging Third Baseman Ron Santo, All-Star Second Baseman Glenn Beckert and the team's longtime pitching ace, Ferguson Jenkins. Result: the Cubs toppled into last place in 1974. Wrigley's response: last winter he unloaded lifetime .296 Hitter Billy Williams to the Oakland A's for three little-used players...
...Crimson soon suffered for its lack of practice as Tufts stunned the Harvard batmen the Monday after they returned from Florida, 7-5. Four days later, Penn came to town and while Crimson ace Milt Holt pitched well. Quaker centerfielder Tom Brandt tagged a three-run homer to win the game, 3-1. By April 11, Penn had jumped out to a 4-0 mark in the HBI while the Crimson...
...first order of business was a Friday afternoon tilt with the Tigers of Princeton with pitching ace Milt Holt taking to the mound to face Princeton's best. Mark Softy...
...official to quip, "Martin got all 600 of his 500 Vietnamese out." Finally, at 5 p.m. Washington tune-it was then 5 a.m. in Saigon-Kissinger told the President that Martin was closing down the embassy and destroying its communications equipment. Minutes later, a helicopter broadcast the message: "Lady Ace Zero Nine, Code Two is aboard." Lady Ace 09 was the chopper's own call signal; Code Two designates an ambassador...
...fine athlete." Park said of the Brandeis ace "he had a pretty good curve and a knuckle ball. We had eight huts though, which is a pretty good game...