Word: sox
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Baseball was doomed when the Black Sox scandal revealed that the World Series of 1919 was fixed by gamblers. It was finished when it refused to admit black players-gifted men who were forced to play in brilliant, threadbare leagues where only the ball was white. It was dead when attendance wavered and franchises fled hysterically to Seattle, Kansas City, Atlanta, Oakland...
John Kennedy's run-scoring double in the sixth inning gave the Boston Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins last night...
...Sox, who have lost five in a row after winning their first four games, tied the count, 2-2, in their half of the second as Orlando Cepeda hoisted his second homer as a designated hitter...
...Sox pulled to within one run, 5-4, in the second as Dwight Evans led off with his first homer and singles by Tommy Harper and Carl Yastrzemski and an infield out provided another tally...
...Sox take a short break from their home schedule this weekend, travelling to Cleveland for a four-game series Friday night and winding up with a doubleheader Sunday. Boston returns home to play the Minnesota Twins next Tuesday...