Word: gullett
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Baseball's that way: Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee was in the locker room last October after Boston had lost the World Series. Someone was praising Reds pitcher Don Gullett. "Right," said Lee, "Don Gullett is going to the Hall of Fame. And I'm going to the Eliot Lounge to play bumper pool." So it goes. Little more than two years from that day in Omaha, Fred Lynn is the sensation of baseball, Athlete of the Year. And Brayton? Brayton's at Barney's, eating a roast beef sandwich...
Game 5 was the story of a young fastball pitcher and an aging power hitter. The pitcher, Cincinnati Southpaw Don Gullett, 24, fired the ball with such velocity that he retired 16 consecutive Red Sox batters in one stretch. Meanwhile Reds First Baseman Tony Perez, 33, who had gone hitless in the Series, cracked two home runs over the leftfield wall. The final margin: Reds...
Meanwhile, Don Gullett was choking off Boston's offense. After giving up Doyle's triple in the first inning, he retired 23 of the next 25 men he faced, striking out seven...
...fifth, Cincinnati went ahead. The pitcher continued to be an unexpected offensive force in this series. This time it was Don Gullett, who singled to start the Cincinnati threat. Pete Rose brought him home with a double, and the Reds...
...Gullett left to a standing ovation, and manager Sparky Anderson went to his bullpen for Rawly Eastwick. The young hurler struck Rico Petrocelli out on three pitches to nail down...