Word: sluggers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...teammates on the Oakland Athletics, who are depending on his play this year for a shot at their third consecutive World Championship. But practical concerns were the last thing on Reggie Jackson's mind. Wearing a cotton tennis hat instead of a crash helmet, the A's slugger tore round the Oakland suburb of San Leandro on a motorcycle. As he bolted past a group of astonished friends, Jackson shouted, "I love it!" Then he disappeared back into the traffic. When he finally skidded to a stop, Jackson affectionately patted the borrowed Harley Davidson Sportster and announced...
...TIME in 1972 after a year as a reporter in Pittsfield, Mass., and graduation from the Columbia School of Journalism, has landed a number of field assignments, but never an assignment quite like last week's. He was sent to Cincinnati to be on hand if Atlanta Braves Slugger Henry Aaron tied Babe Ruth's career home-run record. Witteman ended up seeing a lot more drama than he had bargained...
...will celebrate after the next home run, even if the Braves lose. Each successive homer now sets a new record. Given the Hammer's opening-day form, he will likely nail the mark so high that it will take at least another 40 years for some other slugger to reach...
...there are many people who will never acknowledge the greatness of Hank Aaron, because, to them, it will lessen the legend of the Babe. After all, they did not even really hear about soft-spoken slugger for Atlanta until he hit his 700th homer last summer and it became apparent that barring misfortune, he was a cinch to break the record...
...Mobile, Ala., shipyard worker, Aaron, like Ruth, rose from humble origins. He started in professional ball in the old Negro League Indianapolis Clowns. The 19-year-old Aaron signed with the Braves organization and played for the Braves Eau Claire, Wis., farm club in 1952. In 1953 the young slugger hit his way to the most valuable player award in the minors. The next year he was called up to the Braves squad and on April 23, 1954, he hit his first four-bagger against the Cards...