Word: strikelong
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With the threat of another Black Sox scandal looming, Commissioner Kuhn broke his strikelong silence to assure fans that he would "preserve the integrity of the game." The playoff plan was altered so that if a club won both halves, the second playoff spot would go to the team with the second best record during the second season. Thus each team would have to win games, not lose them, against every opponent. Cincinnati Reds President Dick Wagner called the solution a "whitewash," an understandable complaint since Kuhn had effectively nullified 35 Reds' victories in the first half. Equally outraged...
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