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Word: ninth (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Olympics, she came in ninth. In the 1986 European Championships, she came in fourth. In 1987, at the age of 26, West German heptathlete Birgit Dressel was dead, the victim of her body's reaction to the profusion of drugs she took in order to be a great competitor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heptathlete Birgit Dressel : An Athlete Dying Young | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

Mike Johnson's eighth and ninth goals of the year in the second quarter, both from outside 10 meters, extended Harvard's lead to 4-1. Marshall's power-play goal with just 42 seconds remaining in the half helped bring the crowd to its feet as the curtain closed at intermission...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Aquadudes Make Waves, 9-4 | 10/8/1988 | See Source »

Rookie Walt Weiss, the ninth-place hitter in a lineup of sluggers, singled home the tie-breaking run in the ninth inning last night and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox, 4-3, for a commanding 2-0 lead in the American League playoffs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletics Freeze Out Red Sox, 4-3; Boston Hopes Rest With Boddicker | 10/7/1988 | See Source »

With two outs in the ninth, Jody Reed doubled off Eckersley and Rich Gedman walked. Again, it was Boggs' turn, and he fanned on four pitches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boggs Swings and Misses; A's Win, 2-1 | 10/6/1988 | See Source »

Despite a bases-loaded threat by the Mets in the ninth inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated New York, 6-3, to even the National League playoff series at one game apiece...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boggs Swings and Misses; A's Win, 2-1 | 10/6/1988 | See Source »

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