Word: sluggers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...make my contribution," swore Yankee Slugger Dave Winfield, who went hitless through four games. The hobbled Jackson came back from the bench to get two singles and a homer in the fourth game, but that was not enough to prevent the Dodgers from winning 8-7 and tying the Series at two games apiece. "Not many days left in October," brooded Reggie...
...Yankees played again without the services of slugger Reggie Jackson, who is resting a hamstring strain. Third baseman Graig Nettles was also out of the lineup, but both are expected to be back on the field when the series resumes today at 4:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time...
...also a classic match-up of dissimilar fighting styles: Leonard the boxer, elegant, fast, an artist who can devise dazzling combinations for every contingency; and Hearns the slugger, a tall (6 ft. 1 in., vs. Leonard's 5 ft. 10 in.) and haughty hitter who uses a preternatural 78-in. reach to keep trouble at bay until he can lower the boom. Each man had earned a welterweight (141 to 147 Ibs.) championship belt: Leonard from the World Boxing Council (WBC), Hearns from the World Boxing Association (WBA). So when it was over, halfway through the 14th round...
...ring, television lights raised it to an energy-sapping 97°. In this crucible, the fighters bobbed and weaved, Hearns stalking while Leonard danced sideways, trying to stay out of reach of Hearns' terrible right hand. As an amateur, Hearns was known as a boxer, not a slugger. He lowered his hand position after turning pro, and the extra leverage he acquired gave him a ferocious punch. Hearns used the advantage of his reach to flick jabs into Leonard's face, while Leonard, trying to get inside those long arms, was forced to bend until his torso...
...Charles, the softball team, in its first season on the varsity level, was rapidly establishing a reputation as one of the finest squads in the New England area. With the help of three varsity basketball players--ace pitcher Nancy Boutilier, third baseman Pat Horne and six-foot-tall slugger Elaine Holpuch--the team won 14 games, scoring more than 15 runs in most of them...