Word: balled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...homer that guaranteed the champagne. When it was over, the slugger who has hit 464 home runs in his 18-year major league career considered his moment and deemed another day happier still. "When I signed with the Pirates in 1959," said Pops, the man who still plays ball for fun two decades later, "they gave me a $1,500 bonus and $175 a month. I was elated then...
...Pirates Manager Chuck Tanner puts his value another way: "Having Willie Stargell on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger...
...opening kickoff set the tone for the match, as heavenly Crimson center forward Sue St. Louis worked the ball down to midfield before passing off to left winger Julie Brynteson. Barely breaking stride to receive the shot, Brynteson brought the ball all the way into the penalty box before a Tiger finally touched the ball and broke up the threat...
Soon after the opening exchange, Brynteson got the ball again--this time crossing it to teammate Cat Ferrante, who scratched and clawed her way to the middle of the field in front of the goal. From there Ferrante simply turned and shot, committing "sororicide" on the Tiger goalie and placing Harvard on the scoreboard with 2:20 gone...
...Jungle when the duo of Ferrante and St. Louis proved to be fitter than the Princeton defense. On a quick counter attack play, Ferrante fed a 25-ft. pass to St. Louis, who only took time to fake her way past a defenseman before bulleting the ball into...