Word: infielder
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...beleaguered city of Houston, jinxed in oil and space and now ninthinning rallies, showed particular grace and unusual humor in defeat. A courageous child "soloist" in a pinafore came out on the infield and sang the national anthem before the last game, and the morning after the Chronicle reported, "Around 2 p.m., little Amber Pennington, seven years old, fought her way through The Star-Spangled Banner before the start of the sixth game of the National League Championship Series. Before the game was over, Amber joined the Brownies, the Girl Scouts and went to her senior prom. She was married...
Witt, meanwhile, flirted with the first no-hitter in playoff history, holding the Red Sox hitless for 5-2/3 innings before Wade Boggs beat out an infield chopper to third for a single. The hit broke a string of 16 straight batters retired by Witt after walkingBoggs, the major league batting champion, leadingoff the first...
...sophomore had a no-hitter until the third inning when Dave Jamieson legged out an infield single. Jamieson moved to second after an errant pick off attempt and scored on a passed ball...
...bottom of the inning, though, DePalo's infield single enabled Paul Vallone to score, knotting the game at one run apiece...
...jump out to a 1-0 lead off Paul Vallone in the first frame when Ken Switzer drove in Kip Fern from third on an infield grounder...