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Word: slugout (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...promising omen is that Kansas City will open the series with the survivor of the Yankees-Red Sox slugout at Royals Stadium, where they have won 55 games and lost only 24. The field is richly carpeted with Tartan Turf. On this artificial greensward, ground balls that would be easy outs elsewhere rocket past chagrined infielders. The Royals play their rug like so many home-town pool sharks fleecing visiting marks from the big city. Says Designated Hitter Hal McRae: "In this park, we don't drop a big bomb on people, we just run them all over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Can Nice Guys Finish First? | 10/9/1978 | See Source »

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