Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...vicinity of the London Stock Exchange, prowled a pickpocket. Soon he espied an old gentleman, walking solo. "Easy money," he grinned and sidled up behind. Then, drawing up abreast, his nimble fingers felt for the oldster's watch. Instanter a bony fist hit him a resounding thwack on the jaw and he went reeling into the roadway...
Cheering, screaming frantic fanatics flooded George Herman ("Babe") Ruth with the wildest ovation ever accorded a baseball player. In the eighth inning of a New York game against Washington, Ruth hit a ball pitched by left-handed Thomas Zachary into the right field bleachers. The home-run was Ruth's 60th of the season...
Said Frederick G. Lieb, sage baseball writer: "It is doubtful if anyone in that crowd will ever live to see another baseball player hit his 60th home run in a 154-game season. I saw Ruth hit his 59th in 1921 and never thought I would score the game in which that record would be broken...
...Louis Gehrig. He too is a home-run hitter (47 for 1927). With Gehrig next at bat, pitchers dare not give Ruth a complimentary base on balls, hoping to dispose of his successor easily. Ruth in 1927 received less bases on balls than in 1921, more chances to hit...
...Anthony Lazzeri, present second baseman for the New York Yankees, hit 60 home runs in the Pacific Coast League in 1925; but the League plays a 200-game season...