Word: grounders
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...year-old Iowa attorney, rifled sharp singles off Cub South paw Rich Nye and wound up with 1.000 batting averages against big leaguers. "The vodkas helped," declared Albano. Lessel came within a prayer of knocking a 355-ft. homer. The Arnold family went home happy: Father Leonard managed a grounder, Son Larry stroked a solid single, and twin Gary struck out Banks on a sidearm change-up. The most happy player may have been Soloway , the quintessential bumbler, who was awarded a plaque as Most Improved Player. He promptly an nounced his retirement from baseball. Until next year? -By Michael...
...survived two Cardinal uprisings in his 4-1-3 innings of shutout ball. Niekro escaped a two-out, bases loaded jam in the first when he retired George Hendrick on a fly ball. Lonnie Smith tripled with two down in the third, but Niekro got Keith Hernandez on a grounder to end the threat...
...third, Milwaukee scored again on a fielder's choice grounder off the bat of Cecil Cooper. Paul Molitor started with a one-out single and Robin Yount followed with a grounder deep in the hole that allowed Molitor to take third after a throw to first was not in time...
Captain Paul Chicarello led off with a single and was replaced by pitch runner Paul Scheper, who stole second on the game's next pitch Weller, trying to move the runner to third, pulled a grounder down from the first base line and was out, first baseman unassisted. Only problem was, Scheper didn't run to third...
Marlene Schools, the first Crimson batter to face Dickerman, hit a fly ball to center for the first out Raney followed with a grounder to short that looked like a game ending double play ball, but Horne barreled into second base, and the Bruin infielder missed both the force at second and the throw to first...