Word: leaguer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wonderful world, baseball, full of unspoiled heroes and magnanimous owners and a pantheon of Gods whose names are Ruth and DiMaggio, Cobb and Williams, Musial and Wagner. Jim Bouton, like most American boys, believed so much in the dream that he wanted to be a "big leaguer." Ball Four is the story of his experience with one American myth...
...judge fly balls. Still, it is incredible that Carty, now 29, has been overlooked by the supposedly knowledgeable men of baseball. He started the season with a lifetime average of .311, the fourth highest among active players in the N.L. Now he is threatening to become the first major leaguer in 29 years to hit .400. Ted Williams, who last did it with a .406 average in 1941, says: "I think he'll make...
...N.H.L. All-Star Game, Tony was the only Black Hawk elected to the East division team. For a goalie to win that honor in his first full season of N.H.L. play (he appeared in 13 games for the Montreal Canadiens last year) is roughly akin to a Little Leaguer's slapping a home run off Tom Seaver. The Black Hawks could not have survived with anything less. Last season the hapless Chicagoans had the most porous defense in the N.H.L.; this season, with the curly-haired, 190-lb. Esposito plugging the nets, they have been among the league leaders...
...usher was thin, patient, wise. A nice big leaguer...