Word: starter
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...three-year starter led the team in tackles and assists each season, and he ranked among the leaders in interceptions, fumble recoveries and sacks. "Anytime there was a big hit, you'd just assume Joe'd be there," defensive back John Dailey says...
Everybody's hitting, from the first baseman Elliott Rivers (376. seven homers, 34 RBI) on down Strangest of all, the power is still there. Every Starter has at least one round tripper to his credit Weller and shortstop Tony DiCesare, who each had just one later last season, both homered yesterday, bringing their respective totals to five and four...
...hook didn't seem to bother either Crimson starter Paul Vallone or relief ace Chris Schindler, who were too busy getting used to standing on a pitcher's mound to pay attention to Beaver hijinks. Vallone, a night fielder, and Schindler, a first baseman, aren't exactly the team's most experienced hurlers...
...while in the top of the eighth, it looked like the Crimson might need the insurance. After pitching seven innings of two run, four-hit ball, starter Jim Cheveney, who had walked just three while fanning nine experienced control problems...
Young buyers find, however, that they frequently must settle for tight accommodations. With the median cost of a new home now $79,500, up 7.7% from a year ago, an affordable starter house may turn out to be little larger than a roomy cabin. In Hudson, N.H., eager buyers have been plunking down $60,000 for two-bedroom town-house units that Builder John Stabile has packed into 1,050 sq. ft., or about half the size of a singles tennis court. On the outskirts of Southern California's San Fernando Valley, $90,000 can buy a Kaufman & Broad...