Word: brett
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...galvanized supporters. Proponents of nuclear energy were on the defensive, and the critics exulted in a chorus of I-told-you-so's. Addressing a crowd of 3,000 on the Boston Common, Massachusetts State Representative Richard Roche shouted, "We're in the mainstream now!" Said Brett Bursey, a leader of the antinuclear Palmetto Alliance in South Carolina, where there are four nuclear plants in operation and six under construction: "In the last few days, people have learned more about nuclear power than at any time since the inception of the industry. It's been this incredibly...
...days grew shorter and cooler, George Brett-one of the most intensely competitive men on the team-was moving his average up to .295 and playing alertly at third base, where he is one of the best in baseball. He was ready too. "People think we're chokers," he said. "Now is our chance to show them." The fans in Kansas City are waiting-once again...
...Brett's first homer came in the first inning off Jim "Catfish" Hunter, New York's starter. The lead was short-lived as Reggie Jackson blasted a Paul Splittorff pitch over the right field fence in the second...
...outdone, Brett homered again in the third; but the Bronx Bombers came back in the fourth when captain Thurmon Munson doubled, then came home on a Reggie Jackson single. Lou Piniella followed with a single and Jackson made it home on Royal Fred Patek's throwing error...
...Brett homered to start the fifth, making the score three-all until Roy White and Munson hit back-to-back singles and Jackson whacked a sacrifice fly to score White...