Word: jim
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...made it at all was due largely to the heroics of their two stars: Leftfielder Carl Yastrzemski, 28, winner of batting's triple crown (.326 average, 44 home runs, 121 RBIs), who got seven hits in his final eight times at bat, and Fireballing Righthander Jim Lonborg, 25, who locked up the pennant and his 22nd victory (v. nine losses) by cutting down the Minnesota Twins in the very last game of the season...
...fastball into the rightfield bleachers, then blasted another even deeper into the stands with two on in the seventh, and followed that with a line drive sin gle in the eighth. Total RBIs: four. One would have been enough. On the mound now was Boston's other ace, Jim Lonborg, fully rested and feeling mean. Always the possessor of a smoking fastball, Lonborg had only a so-so record until the spring when Pitching Coach Sal Maglie convinced him to be less of a gentleman out there: a little brush back once in a while keeps the batters nervous...
...Named for Lawyer John W. Sterling, an eccentric, meticulous bachelor who helped defend such famous 19th century figures as Jim Fisk and Henry Ward Beecher, willed his entire fortune of $16 million to Yale...
...understanding the Harvard system lies in the phrases "contain defense" and "position responsibilities." The first describes the general philosophy of Head Coach John Yovicsin and long-time assistant Jim Lentz. The theory is simple: give up short yardage but prevent the long gain. It is the "three yards and a cloud of dust" school in reverse. As long as they give up no more than four yards a play the defenders are dong their job. Statistics show that the best teams rarely can run more than 14 plays in succession without a mistake, and poorer teams less. So Harvard...
...people in Tommy's were quietly afraid and didn't look up when they asked the score; and fifty-four thousand ugly, hungry fans chortled in their Budweiser when their team took the field. But Boston's Other Hero. Jim Lonborg, fired a three hit almost-shutout past St. Louis to bring the Series back home to Boston...