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Word: playoff (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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From the Impossible Dream of 1967, to the heart-wrenching 1975 World Series, to the tragic one-game playoff with the New York Yankees in 1978, the Boston Red Sox certainly have tormented their fans...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: after the facts | 10/3/1986 | See Source »

Perfect. A pop-up to first, like some dream-world reflection or inversion of Yaz's fatal pop to third in the '78 playoff...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: A September to Remember | 9/30/1986 | See Source »

...nation's second-oldest university ended the 1985 campaign ranked 18th in the NCAA Division I-AA polls and just missed a playoff spot. The Tribe owns a fantastic 19-3 mark in I-AA play since the sub-division's birth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Football Prospectus 1986: Over 100 Years of Hands-On Action | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...must have replayed the '78 Yankees-Red Sox playoff game at least 20 times. Whenever it was Bucky Dent's turn in the late innings, Jon would intentionally foul one off so he could claim he broke his bat. Then he would go get one of the spare bats which wasn't his and attempt to re-create the homer. It never worked...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Preserving the Mystique | 5/7/1986 | See Source »

Last year, the batswomen closed the season with a 10-game EIBL winning streak to force a post-season playoff with Princeton...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: EIBL Title Hopes Lost at Sea | 4/28/1986 | See Source »

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