Word: bunts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Norm Cash and Al Kaline produced three runs with homers and Mickey Stanley drove in another with a bunt single Tuesday, sparking the Detroit Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the Boston...
Weissent ran into trouble in the third when Young doubled, Vincent Nigro walked and outfielder John Texeira bunted safely to load the bases with no outs. Evan Rasmussan then attempted another bunt but Young was picked off at the plate...
...incredible breakthrough. But the Flock is blind to the bright future Jonathan has opened to knowledge and perfect flight. They cast him out. Alone now, Jonathan improves his flying-night navigation, slow rolls, loops, the gull bunt. Eventually two radiant gulls who can fly precise formation with him appear and take him to what he (and the reader) at first thinks is heaven...
...stage was then set for the bottom half of the ninth. Home run threat Tenace drew a lead off walk and was soon replaced by pinch-runner Odom. Ted Kubiak popped up tempting to advance the runner with a bunt. Pinch hitter Dave Duncan drilled a single down the left field line, and Odom streaked to third. On a low pitch shortstop Bert Campaneris popped up behind first base. Joe Morgan called off first baseman Tony Ferez, pulled in the ball, and threw a sizzler to catcher Johnny Bench, who tagged out the sliding Odom...
...best alive, the Cardinals' Lou Brock, who at the time had 21 straight stolen bases to his credit. Brock did not make it 22. Against the Dodgers, Bench picked a runner off second base, cut down another at third, and then, after vacuuming a perfectly executed bunt, rocketed a throw to first to end the inning...