Word: earl
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...1960s, under Chief Justice Earl I Warren, the Supreme Court fashioned I a goad for social progress out of two 14th Amendment phrases-due process and equal protection of the laws-with specific application to civil rights and criminal law. Liberals praised the court for championing the rights of the traditionally powerless-blacks, the poor, criminal defendants. Others denounced it for excessive zeal and social meddling...
...Earl Brutsche...
...adding four doubles to set a World Series record for extra-base hits. Perhaps more crucial, the imposing but soft-spoken first baseman helped to shore up his teammates' morale when, after slogging through some of the most miserable World Series weather in history, they fell behind Manager Earl Weaver's efficient Oriole machine, three games to one. "All we need is three one-day winning streaks," Stargell calmly pronounced. Just as calmly, the Pirates reeled off three straight victories and became only the fourth team in the Series' 76-year history to surmount such a daunting...
...Hank and Richie; 49. "Bubbles," "Pinky"; 50. Ken, Clete, Cloyd; 51. Jackie Robinson; 52. Bubbles Hargrave, Ernie Lombardi; 53. Ernie Banks, Joe Morgan; 54. Rogers Hornsby, Ted Williams; 55. Mateo Alou; 56. Zoilo Versalles; 57. Billy Goodman; 58. Tony Conigliaro; 59. Al Kaline; 60. .320; 61. Gil MacDougald; 62. Earl Averill; 63. rented Chevrolet; 64. Jack Hamilton; 65. Paul Blair; 66. hurt hand while dunking basketball; 67. fear of flying; 68. pulled a hamstring playing hoop; 69. reserve clause litigation; 70. went down a swimming pool slide arm-first; 71. Dune buggy accident; 72. car accident; 73. airplane crash...
Baltimore manager Earl Weaver sent Terry Crowley in to face the razor-thin reliever. Crowley hit into a force but succeeded in advancing both runners. Tekulve then tossed Ken Singleton four straight balls to load up the bases. Tekulve and the Pirates were banking on the slumping Eddie Murray to end the inning...