Word: hitter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...George Brett, 27, baseball has become more than fun. Not since Ted Williams' .406 season in 1941 has a hitter been so close to the elusive .400 mark this late in the season (as of last Friday, Brett's batting average was an eye-popping .402). To the Royals' fine young third baseman, the game is a romp, a rollicking ride toward the record-books. Since recapturing his form after an early season ankle injury, Brett has been on a batting tear that has lifted the Royals to the best record in baseball (78 games...
Perhaps Borg's most effective weapon is his unbending determination. Tennis is not just a game, but a contest of wills comparable only to that between two prizefighters or a pitcher and a hitter. For all its elaborate etiquette, its hushed crowds and blazered officials, its serene and verdant settings, tennis is hand-to-hand combat. It is the sizzling serve that leaves an opponent unable to lift the racquet, the passing shot that crushes the spirit, the drop shot or lob that bounces and dies far beyond reach. In the closing games
...NOTEBOOK: The all-tourney team included Bingham at first base, Farrell in right field and Chicarello as the designated hitter. at Orono, Maine ST. JOHN'S AB R H BI Latrenta cf 4 11 1 Scafa 2b 5 02 0 Amythy 1b 5 11 0 Girdmo dh 5 01 0 Maruffi rf 4 21 0 Miller ss 5 11 3 Marasa If 3 00 0 Simeti ph 1 00 0 deGrchy If 1 00 0 Borriello c 3 12 0 Kovisky 3b 5 03 1 Totals 40 6 12 5 HARVARD Chirorello dh 2 11 0 Pearce...
Spring training 1980. Absent: living legends Larry Brown and Mike Stenhouse (lost to the pros), last year's star pitcher Tim Clifford and assorted other luminaries. Present: a freshman shortstop, three freshman pitchers, a freshman right fielder, a designated hitter, a spotty pitching staff, new uniforms. Outlook: "There's really no way I can tell because we haven't been outside, but we'll go as far as the pitching will take us."--Nahigian...
...blend of youth and experience sparked the Crimson to a league-leading 7-1 record. Seniors Charlie Santos-Buch, Bobby Kelley, Mark Bingham, Rick Pearce and Ron Stewart were joined by sensational young shortstop Brad Bauer, remarkable hurlers Billy Doyle and Bill Larson and designated hitter Eddie Farrell (all freshmen) as Harvard sprinted out in front of the pack. Next: On the Road...