Word: cobb
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Pitcher Mike Norris was the American League's first five-game winner and Matt Keough was just behind him at 4-0. Keough also led the league in strikeouts (24), followed by Mike Norris (23). Leftfielder Rickey Henderson, who broke Ty Cobb's American League record for stolen bases last year with 100, was off to a swift beginning with 16 steals and led the league in runs scored with 21. Rightfielder Tony Armas topped three lists: home runs, 7; RBIs, 22; total bases...
...same time, however, the name of Patrick Rogers, 17, was added to the list of black Atlanta children murdered since July 1979, bringing the number to 19 (two other children remain missing). Rogers' body was found last December in Cobb County's Chattahoochee River, northwest of the city. Authorities have now decided that Rogers had key traits in common with other victims. He came from a poor, broken home and spent much of his time hustling for odd jobs. Rogers enjoyed partying and had won local talent shows for blues singing. His favorite hobby was karate. Said...
...hoping to spot anyone who appeared repeatedly at the gatherings. Authorities made their own video tape at the funeral of Patrick Baltazar, 11, who was strangled last month. After reviewing the footage, police began looking for two men, one white and one black, who seemed to behave suspiciously. Says Cobb County Police Captain Penn Jones: "The murderers are probably people who are right in the middle of all the activity...
Because they often have few social relations with other corporate managers, many Blacks believe they are excluded from informal lines of communication, Cobb added...
...research, Cobb has found that credentials have little effect on the preconceptions that Blacks face in the business world. Blacks "operate against a backdrop of negative assumptions" and are rarely fast-tracked in the companies, he said...