Word: ace
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...victory, after two straight losses, sent the Phillies home for Tuesday night's sixth game with a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven game Series. They will bid for their first World Championship with ace Steve Carlton facing Kansas City's Rich Gale...
...York threatened to rally from the 4-2 deficit in the eighth inning when they loaded the bases with none out. First baseman Bob Watson, who earlier had singled and doubled, opened with a triple off reliever Dan Quisenberry. The K.C. bullpen ace then walked Reggie Jackson on a three-two count and Oscar Gamble on four pitches...
...Yankees' ace reliever, Rich Gossage, took over for John in the seventh and met with nothing but trouble. With two out and Willie Wilson and Washington on the basepaths, Gossage faced the fearsome Brett. Matching power for power, Brett connected with a Gossage fastball and sent a towering shot over the right field wall...
Twenty-game winner Dennis Leonard held the pinstripes to eight hits before ace reliever Dan Quisenberry came on in the ninth after Reggie Jackson's leadoff single...
...Louis's thigh was heavily wrapped with ace bandages and tape. So was Kerry Bryan's. Laurie Gregg picked up an ankle injury to add to a sore knee another lingering sore back. But everybody was smiling...