Word: hitter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ryan has 383 strikeouts this season, 712 strikeouts over the past two seasons, and two no-hitters and one one-hitter this year. Not bad, but apparently not good enough for American League All-Star manager Dick Williams who didn't name Ryan for the All-Star lineup...
...Pirates lost their 10th game in 21 contests under new manager Danny Murtaugh, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Philadelphia Phillies. Steve Carlton hurled a five hitter against the Bucs while Mike Anderson and Bill Robinson provided the only offense needed with solo homers in the second and sixth innings...
...differences in their personalities showed up in the different games they played. Connors was a brassy player, a big hitter who missed a lot. He played a wild game, laying it all on the line on every shot, high on a devil's dare. Down 6-5 and receiving in the third set he would hit out and go for winners. And on match point he'd rush the net on a straight line and curve short to crosscourt an underspin backhand off his toes. He spiced up his play with plenty of theatrics on the side--yelling, swearing, screaming...
Stockton's temper was just as evil, but he controlled it better. He didn't explode, he boiled. And so did his game. He played to a tempo, tuning it, gaging it, then throwing it out of kilter to come in for the big one. He was a heavy hitter who didn't rush his points, or throw-away shots with chancy acrobatics. He played like a wolf stalking his prey, always the challenged, never the challenger. And he was 17 before anyone his age really could put up that challenge...
...alltime major league leader in runs batted in? The No. 1 hitter in total bases? Who has hit for 300 or more total bases, played in 150 or more games, scored 100 or more runs or slugged 30 or more home runs in more seasons than any player in the history of baseball...