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Summer in New York City, 1977. A record heat wave, a Yankee pennant drive, a blackout and a looting spree. For the tabloids and news shows, and for six unlucky people who died at the business end of his .44, that scalding season belonged...
DIED. EDDIE STANKY, 83, pugnacious, pennant-winning second baseman; in Fairhope, Ala. Nicknamed "the Brat," Stanky battled his way through 11 seasons for National League teams, including the champion Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves and New York Giants. "He can't run, he can't hit and he can't throw," said Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey. "But if there's a way to beat the other team, he'll find...
...Bobby Thomson's "shot heard 'round the world" kills Brooklyn, wins pennant for Giants...
...might not be a Yankees-Red Sox pennant race, but it's going down to the wire nevertheless...
While not every student has participated in high school or Little League baseball, most American students have experienced the familiar ebb and tide of the summer pennant race...