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Harvard drew first blood and looked well on its way to its thirteenth straight triumph in the second inning when Charlie Santos-Buch led off with a bunt attempt that Columbia third baseman Ed Backus muffed. Santos-Buch moved to third when Tommy Joyce's grounder found its way between Bart Purcell's legs, and then loped home on Rich Trembowicz's single to left to give the Crimson a 1-0 lead...
...Crimson scored its first run in the top of the second and never lost the lead. With one out, D.H.-turned-left-fielder Paul Halas walked, stole second, went to third on a passed ball, and scored when Charlie Santos-Buch handcuffed the Tufts shortstop with a grounder...
...second game, the Reds' relentless ability to pressure mistakes told the tale. In the bottom of the ninth, the game was tied 3-3 when Griffey streaked toward first on a slow grounder. The hurried Yankee shortstop threw wide and Griffey cruised into second. From there he scored on Tony Perez's single. Perez has driven in at least 90 runs in each of the past ten seasons, yet he is the perennial subject of trade talk. This year Dan Driessen, 25, who was the Reds' designated hitter in the Series, is believed ready to replace...
Shortstop--In July, Larry Bowa received a two-minute standing ovation for a great play he made on a Tony Perez grounder. Dave Concepcion, however, is the best all-round shortstop in the majors. A slight edge for the Reds...
...more minor lapses in the Crimson defensive corps. A walk issued by Brown was followed by a single, and the run scampered home on the next play, when Harvard shortstop Halas couldn't get the ball out of his glove for the relay to first on a double-play grounder...