Word: lead-off
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Bupp, the lead-off witness, termed nuclear power "the most important attempt to modernize society since the railroad," but he stressed that it depends on several unproven assumptions...
...started off the scoring with a lead-off homer by Carlton Fisk.' In the sixth, Carl Yastrzemski scored on a sacrifice fly by Fred Lynn. The next score came in the seventh when pinch hitter Bernie Carbo slammed the first pitch for a home run. In the ninth, Evans hit a two-run blast to tie up the game...
Heir Apparent. In the National League, the Reds v. Pirates promises to be an artillery Shootout. Cincinnati will roll out Siege Guns Johnny Bench and Tony Perez, each of whom has pounded home more than 100 runs this season. Even Lead-Off Batter Pete Rose, who once again delivered more than 200 hits, added some 70 RBIS to the Big Red barrage. Cincinnati's not-so-secret weapon is Second Baseman Joe Morgan. He leads the team with a .323 batting average, and has filched more than 60 bases to boot...
Daley was appearing as the lead-off witness at hearings on the need for stricter federal gun controls that were being held in Chicago last week by a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. The mayor's views were hotly opposed by James Valentino Jr., president of the Illinois State Rifle Association. "The public wants anticrime laws, not antigun laws," said Valentino. "Protecting the citizens is not disarming them...
Harvard got the three runs right back in the bottom of the third. Lead-off batter Fran Crowin walked and Ed Durso sacrificed him to second. Barry Cronin, who was playing in the outfield in the place of Driscoll, singled Fran Cronin to third...