Word: perk
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with the New York Yankees, the Seattle Pilots and the Astros, tells all. As serialized in Look, the insider's view of the national pastime is the hottest thing to hit the clubhouse since "greenies," the pep pills that Bouton says are used by half the players to perk up their game. Several big-leaguers needed more than greenies to keep from turning red when asked about the book. St. Louis Cardinal Pitcher Bob Gibson: "He stabbed his friends in the back for money." Astro First Baseman Joe Pepitone: "Why didn't he write that...