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Word: bunted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1980
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...third inning, a walk to Bob Boone, an error charged to KC second baseman Frank White, and a perfectly executed bunt by Rose loaded the bases for Schmidt, who then doubled in the first two runs of the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Phils Top Royals, 4-1, to Take Series | 10/22/1980 | See Source »

...dream is the nightmare of American League pitchers. Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Scott McGregor, a high school teammate of Brett's in El Segundo, Calif., suffered a typical fate during a recent match-up with him. Trying to protect a 1-run lead, McGregor gave up a bunt single. Brett stepped up. He nicked off five foul balls that were not quite to his liking. In between, he stepped out of the batter's box to talk to himself, a sotto voce monologue designed to keep up his confidence. "I'm hot," Brett informed himself, an assertion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Romping Toward the Recordbooks | 9/1/1980 | See Source »

...they made the Bears go all the way back to the Blue Jays' 50-yard line, and the Bears had to kick a bunt. To everyone's surprise, the puck flew off course, right into the center field bleachers and hit someone in the ear. But then the siren went off, signalling the end of the second round, and everyone switched sides, just like in red rover...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: First Down, Five Months to Go | 8/8/1980 | See Source »

With the score 3-2 in the eighth, Crimson receiver Vinnie Martelli laced a double to center, and advanced to third on a groundout. What followed can only be described as bizarre: as Smith came in with the pitch, batter Danny Skaff squared around to bunt, and Martelli raced home on the attempted suicide squeeze...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Harvard Nine Grounds Eagles | 5/1/1980 | See Source »

First baseman Mayock fielded the bunt, and flipped to Chuck Mitchell in an attempt to retire Skaff, but Mitchell didn't get to the base on time and the rightfielder slid under his swooping tag to beat...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Harvard Nine Grounds Eagles | 5/1/1980 | See Source »

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