Word: mounded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Wincing with pain, Vargo called time out-and the tension mounted. "Play ball!" he finally called. Wine whiffed at a second strike. Then, Sandy wound up, kicked his right leg high into the air-and burned a fastball straight across the heart of the plate. Koufax walked off the mound, the fourth player in history to pitch three no-hit games...
...mollycoddler, Manager Mauch always has a train ticket ready for a slacker. Starting pitchers know that it is no use arguing when he wants a replacement from the bullpen. He simply marches to the mound and holds out his hand for the ball. His hair-trigger temper is legendary; he has been suspended three times for jawing with umpires, and wise players stay out of his way on a losing afternoon. One day last year, infuriated by a narrow loss to Houston, he stalked into the clubhouse, found the Phillies feasting gaily on a buffet of barbecued spareribs-and flipped...
...likely that B.C. won't win today. Their only previous defeat this season came at the hands of Northeastern righthander Dick McPherson, who shut them out on three hits as the Huskies won, 8-0. McPherson will be back on the mound today against B.C.'s Ed Foley...
...four-engined Douglas DC-7 skimmed at 140 m.p.h. across the desert sands near Phoenix, Ariz., clipped a pile of railroad ties that sheared off its propellers and landing gear. Next, the left wing smashed into a 25-ft. mound of dirt. Then the right slammed into three poles, which sliced off its tip. The fuselage hurtled onward, hopscotched over a 55-ft. hill, skidded to a shattering stop and burst into flames. Tense U.S. aviation experts broke into grins of delight; rarely had they witnessed such constructive destruction...
Carter could have a tough time out-pitching Sargent, who has yielded a total of two earned runs in four appearances. The senior righthander has pitched some good games in his first year on the mound (he was the starting third baseman last year); using control (4 walks in 28 innings) he has beaten Richmond 2-1, Boston University 8-3, and M.I.T...