Word: ott
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pirates added two runs in the 8th as the Orioles defense broke down again. After catcher Ed Ott singled with one out, Phil Garner stroked a line drive to left which outfielder Benny Ayala charged in an attempt to snare the ball. The ball, however, sailed over his head, leaving Pirate runners...
Bill Robinson followed with a short liner to left. Ayala caught this one, but heaved a pop fly somewhere to the right of home plate. permitting Ott to tag up and score...
...Manny Sanguillen was the star catcher of Pittsburgh Pirates championship team. For most of 1979, he was a forgotten third catcher playing out the string. But the old veteran recaptured some of his lost glory last night, singling in Ed Ott with 2 out in the 9th to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 win over the Orioles in the second game of the World Series...
Pirate catcher Ott beat out an infield hit with two out to start the winning rally. He moved to 2nd when Phil Garner walked. Sanguillen then banged the game-winning and series-tying hit, while pinch-hitting for winning pitcher Don Robinson...
Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the 2nd when Willie Stargell and Bill Madlock singled with none out. They crossed the plate on John Milner's RBI single and Ed Ott's sacrifice...