Word: brett
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Although K.C. lost, Royal George Brett knocked three balls out of the park in his first three at-bats, setting a record for home runs hit in an A.L. championship game...
...Royals picked up a run in the first on singles by George Brett (2-for-5) and Amos Otis (3-for-5, 1 RBI) and a Darrel Porter sacrifice. In the second inning, though, they broke the game open, scoring four runs on five hits and a bizarre error by Yankee shortstop Bucky Dent, who hit Clint Hurdle in the back while trying to throw him out at third...
Beattie, whose mound appearance in the opener had been a major source of concern for the Yanks before the game, retired the next three batters in order before George Brett led off the next inning with a bouncer up the middle that he stretched into a double when Mickey Rivers nonchalantly fielded the ball...
Kansas City upped its lead over the Angels to four and one half games as Dennis Leonard tossed a five-hit shutout, the Royald taking a 5-0 victory. Back-to-back homers from Frank White and George Brett lifted the Royals over California...
...Brett attributes this decline to several things, including women's reluctance to answer a poll distributed only...