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Word: southpaws (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Speaking of lefthandedness, Keyte is a classic southpaw--strong at 6-1, 185, prone to wildness, a resident of California (where else?) and just a little bit flaky...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Southpaw Keyte Is on Target for Crimson Batsmen | 4/11/1979 | See Source »

...southpaw with the curly brown hair, the baby face and the marvelously balanced game will have to if he is to realize the potential so evidently there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: His Own Worst Enemy | 12/25/1978 | See Source »

Winthrop quarterback John Hendricks and wide receiver Steve Barrand gave the Mather secondary fits, clicking for six receptions, including the game's first score with only four minutes gone in the first quarter. Jude Kearney's sweep made it 13-0 before southpaw Hendricks hit Rob Inches with a 63-yd. strike to turn the game into a rout. Mather's Steve O'Hara averted the shutout with a 50-yd. off-tackle burst midway through the final stanza...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: South House Shuts Down Quincy, 6-0, For First Tackle Football Win Ever | 10/27/1978 | See Source »

Number 37 is William Francis Lee III, alias "Spaceman." During spring training, Lee was healthy and "hot," entering his ninth year with the Red Sox. He is the second most successful southpaw in the team's history...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: HEROES and FOOLS | 10/16/1978 | See Source »

...league in fielding. Still, the Kansas City defense was strongest where it was the most important: on the pitching mound. The Royals have a trio of aces on their staff: Righthander Dennis Leonard (21-17), Lefthander Paul Splittorff (19-13), and then there is Larry Gura; the southpaw whom Manager Billy Martin dismissed from the Yankees in 1976 as a "loser." Joining the Royals, Gura ate a lot, took up weight training and boosted his heft from 170 to 188 Ibs. Nowadays, with a record of 16-4, he does not fade in the late innings...

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

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