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Word: shortstops (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...played JV that year, shortstop when the sophomore who'd been starting decided to become a dancer, and we were sitting at the lower field at Central Catholic, waiting for the JV guys to finish so we could get out of there...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: The Dandelion Club | 12/6/1985 | See Source »

...Cardinals, meanwhile, seemed more like the team showing pressure. Slick-fielding shortstop Ozzie Smith made an error that led to a run, and fan favorite Tito Landrum had a rough day. Landrum let runners move up to second and third on a flyout in the first, leading to one run; misplaying a fly ball into a double, leading to the game-winning run in the second; and letting another ball go over his head in the ninth for an RBI double...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Royals Snag Game 5, 6-1 | 10/25/1985 | See Source »

...Blue Jays walked Pat Sheridan intentionally to pitch to Balboni. But Balboni, who set a team record with 36 homers this season, hit a blooper into center field that fell between the outstretched gloves of shortstop Tony Fernandez, second baseman Damaso Garcia and center fielder Lloyd Moseby...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 10/12/1985 | See Source »

...Pedro is a sleepy town, and there is little to do," explains Oakland A's Shortstop Alfredo Griffin. "Baseball is the big thing." But what makes Macoristas so good at the game? "It's the good weather," suggests Atlanta Braves Caribbean Scout Pedro Gonzales, who was born there. "It could be the water or the diet. No one knows," says Cleveland Indians President Peter Bavasi, whose Macorista shortstop, Julio Franco, 24, went into last weekend hitting .294. Says Franco simply: "People are poor. They want to play ball." Still, the town has no corner on poverty, sunshine or major league...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Harvesting Baseball Talent | 9/2/1985 | See Source »

...Shortstop Sharon Hayes heard people calling Bluestone "Bad A" one day, and was confused She didn't know if they were saying Betty, Benny, or Penny...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Myrtle, Fortuna, and Pigpen Make for a Good Time | 5/22/1985 | See Source »

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