Word: beniquez
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Powell knocked in Baltimore's fifth run in the person of Grich in the fifth, before the Hose came back in the bottom of the inning. Tommy Harper and Juan Beniquez hit back-to-back singles with one out, advanced on Carl Yastrzemski's gound-out, and Evans's scratch hit scored Harper...
...Juan Beniquez started it off with a chopper to third that Danny Thompson couldn't handle. Cecil Cooper lined a solid single to center, and Dwight Evans followed with another infield hit to load the bases for Carl Yastrzemski. The potato farmer hit a long sacrifice fly, easily scoring Beniquez, but center fielder Steve Brye made the mistake of throwing the ball into third behind the speedy Cooper, allowing Evans to advance to second...
Gulden's Mustard, 'Gansett, Frank Sargent tossing the first ball out on the field, the Buck Printing sign, John Kiley playing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch, Juan Beniquez, the Green Monster, Captain Carl, the Jimmy Fund, the bleacher bums... all delayed...
While the Park acquired some new seats, the team came up with a new manager, a captain, a revamped pitching staff and Juan Beniquez among other new young players. Beniquez is one of the many surprises that freshman pilot Darrell Johnson has pulled this spring. Last season Juan was tried at short, where he tied an American League record for most errors in consecutive games. His throws had a knack for missing Yaz at first, and most folks were giving up on him as a major-leaguer...
...Well, Beniquez is in the outfield now, as is captain Yastrzemski, and Johnson has made other drastic changes. Tommy Harper is the designated hitter, Mario Guerrero is at short stop, Cecil Cooper holds down first, and Bernie Carbo is in the outfield. The squad is hardly recognizable from last year, except that Rico Petrocelli and Carlton Fisk should be back in the lineup in last season's positions as soon as they overcome early injuries, and Doug Griffin will play second again...