Word: home-run
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...Atlanta Stadium. Going into the weekend, with 13 games remaining on the schedule, he was within suspenseful reach of what is being billed as the greatest moments in sports history: the instants when he hits Nos. 714 and 715 to tie and then break Babe Ruth's home-run record...
...Cincinnati, the leftfield seats were pregame sellouts. At home, attendance remains woefully low because Atlanta is pre-eminently a football town, because the Braves are nowhere near being pennant contenders and because an Aaron home run is a common occurrence in a stadium that the players call "the launching pad." Nonetheless, the Braves and the city fathers are beating the promotional drums. Giant billboards have been erected to give Aaron's latest homer total. A street and school will be renamed for Aaron. Cash rewards for returning Aaron home-run balls have attracted loyal bands of fans equipped with...
...other major league action yesterday, Hank Aaron blasted the 678th home-run of his career to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 victory over the New York Mets. The homer leaves him 36 short of Babe Ruth's all-time record...
...power of Positive Thinking. Nichiren Shoshu claims 200,000 members in the U.S., including Los Angeles Dodger outfielder Willie Davis, 32. "This religion is simply a must for sportsmen," said Davis while on pilgrimage to the head temple at the foot of Mount Fuji. "I was never a great home-run hitter. I hit only ten home runs in the 1971 season. Last year I suddenly ended up hitting 19 because I chanted my prayers every morning and night and before every game." Why did his batting average drop from .309 to .289? "I didn't pray hard enough...
...seen to be believed. His circus catches and rifle arm were things of wonder. Two seasons ago, he saved a game against the Astros by making a diving, sliding catch of a humpback liner into short right. In the same inning he took off after a home-run ball, leaped, twisted backward and snared the ball as he slammed into the wall, injuring his ankle, knee and elbow. "He took it full flight and hit the wall wide open," marveled Astro Manager Walker. "It was the best catch I've ever seen." Clemente also possessed the strongest throwing...