Word: hebner
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...went to Norwood High School, which produced Richie Hebner and Billy Travers, his coach had the right connections, he had a machine gun of an arm Was it any wonder, then, that the Pittsburgh Pirates sought Larry Brown right out of high school...
Johnson did, setting the stage for some more unexpected heroics by Pirate Third Baseman Richie Hebner, who had gone the last seven weeks of the season without a home run. He drilled one over the rightfield wall to cinch a 2-1 Pittsburgh victory. Lest it seem like luck, Hebner then helped the Pirates mop up the Giants 9-5 in the final game with a three-run homer. He also provided a vital ninth-inning out by leaping into the stands to snatch a foul ball away from a covey of overeager hometown fans. San Francisco left with...
...National League playoffs, pitcher Bob Johnson and third baseman Rich Hebner led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over San Francisco. Pittsburgh now leads 2-1 in the best-of-five series...
...coming into their own as a team. Their pitching is clicking-particularly Righthanders Dock Ellis and Steve Blass, who have accounted for 25 wins against only seven losses this season. Pirate hitting is positively awesome; no fewer than five starters-Stargell, Roberto Clemente, Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash and Richie Hebner-are batting over .300. As a result, the Pirates are leading the league in games won (64), runs scored (502), hits (981), home runs (104), runs batted in (473) and hitting (.282). For all their joint heroics, though, the Bucs ascribe their strong showing this season to the team...