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...players signed up on their own. Hank Greenberg was discharged from the Army on Dec. 5, 1941; two days later, Pearl Harbor was attacked and he re-enlisted. "We are in trouble and there is only one thing for me to do," announced the Detroit Tigers outfielder. Red Sox Slugger Ted Williams, who hit .406 in 1941, became a Marine pilot after the 1942 season. The DiMaggio brothers, Joe and Dom, enlisted...
...power, lean-muscled, quick-wristed power, that stirs excitement when Jim Rice comes to the plate. In Fenway Park, where the fans have a connoisseur's appreciation of the slugger's art, the cheers begin when he strides to the on-deck circle. Rice has sparked Boston to its best start since 1946, when Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio returned from World War II to win the first Red Sox pennant in almost three decades. Says one Sox fan: "They can be down six runs in the ninth inning, but if Rice still has a chance to bat, nobody leaves...
...Temple slugger Jim Beck had given the Owls an early lead by whacking a three-run homer in the first inning, but St. John's got in gear and pulled away and cruised to victory with five runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and three in the sixth...
Designated hitter Bobby Kelley followed with the first of three singles, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. The rally died, though, when superstar Mike Stenhouse drilled out to right, slugger Mark Bingham bounced into a forceout, and Jim Peccerillo fanned looking...
Statistically, the playoffs will give Stenhouse a chance to break a couple of Harvard records. The sophomore slugger needs one more homer and six more RBIs to break the respective season and career marks held by Pete Varney...