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...fuss, national politics-these things obsessed Americans all year, but not to the exclusion of all else. In Dixon, Davenport and all over, people avidly followed sports. Baseball was the game, Babe Ruth the hero-and one who alone would have made the year memorable: flamboyantly gesturing toward the centerfield bleachers where he intended to hit the home run that would, and did, help the Yankees sweep the Cubs in the World Series...
...Yankees bounced back in the fifth on a leadoff inside-the-park home run by Graig Nettles. The shot bounced off the glove of rightfielder John Wathan's glove and careened toward the centerfield, allowing Nettles to score. Moments later, Wathan misjudged a Willie Randolph line drive which dropped in for a double and drove Brown home from first...
That run came on an attempted steal of second by designated hitter Eddie Farrell that turned into a delayed double steal when Navy catcher Jim McKee threw the ball into centerfield. While Santos-Buch trotted home from third base, Farrell took his place on third and scored run number three on a Chuck Marshall sacrifice...
Several players chipped in with key hits, but once again Brad Bauer's bat knocked home the gamewinner. The freshman shortstop, who leads the team with 15 RBIs, lashed a Chris Cascia fastball into left-centerfield with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning to score pinch-runner Paul Scheper and break...
...sized weekday crowd looked on, the home team erupted for four runs on four hits to take a 5-2 lead. Rick Pearce led of the frame with a double, and a hit batsman and single quickly loaded the bases. Captain Charlie Santos Buch then lashed a liner to centerfield, which easily plated Pearce from third and almost knocked Bobby Kelley in from second as well...