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Sentence 1
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Rookie Ron Nischwitz continued his pinpoint pitching Monday night as the Bears made it two straight over Indianapolis , 5-3 .
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Rookie Ron Nischwitz continued his pinpoint pitching Monday night as the Bears made it two straight over Indianapolis , 5-3 .
Sentence 2
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The husky 6-3 , 205-pound lefthander , was in command all the way before an on-the-scene audience of only 949 and countless of television viewers in the Denver area .
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The husky 6-3 , 205-pound lefthander , was in command all the way before an on-the-scene audience of only 949 and countless of television viewers in the Denver area .
Sentence 3
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It was Nischwitz' third straight victory of the new season and ran the Grizzlies' winning streak to four straight .
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It was Nischwitz' third straight victory of the new season and ran the Grizzlies' winning streak to four straight .
Sentence 4
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They now lead Louisville by a full game on top of the American Association pack .
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They now lead Louisville by a full game on top of the American Association pack .
Sentence 5
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Nischwitz fanned six and walked only Charley Hinton in the third inning .
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Nischwitz fanned six and walked only Charley Hinton in the third inning .
Sentence 6
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He has given only the one pass in his 27 innings , an unusual characteristic for a southpaw .
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He has given only the one pass in his 27 innings , an unusual characteristic for a southpaw .
Sentence 7
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The Bears took the lead in the first inning , as they did in Sunday's opener , and never lagged .
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The Bears took the lead in the first inning , as they did in Sunday's opener , and never lagged .
Sentence 8
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Dick McAuliffe cracked the first of his two doubles against Lefty Don Rudolph to open the Bear's attack .
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Dick McAuliffe cracked the first of his two doubles against Lefty Don Rudolph to open the Bear's attack .
Sentence 9
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After Al Paschal gruonded out , Jay Cooke walked and Jim McDaniel singled home McAuliffe .
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After Al Paschal gruonded out , Jay Cooke walked and Jim McDaniel singled home McAuliffe .
Sentence 10
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Alusik then moved Cooke across with a line drive to left .
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Alusik then moved Cooke across with a line drive to left .
Sentence 11
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Jay Porter drew a base on balls to fill the bases but Don Wert's smash was knocked down by Rudolph for the putout .
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Jay Porter drew a base on balls to fill the bases but Don Wert's smash was knocked down by Rudolph for the putout .
Sentence 12
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The Bears added two more in the fifth when McAuliffe dropped a double into the leftfield corner , Paschal doubled down the rightfield line and Cooke singled off Phil Shartzer's glove .
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The Bears added two more in the fifth when McAuliffe dropped a double into the leftfield corner , Paschal doubled down the rightfield line and Cooke singled off Phil Shartzer's glove .
Sentence 13
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Nischwitz was working on a 3-hitter when the Indians bunched three of their eight hits for two runs in the sixth .
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Nischwitz was working on a 3-hitter when the Indians bunched three of their eight hits for two runs in the sixth .
Sentence 14
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Chuck Hinton tripled to the rightfield corner , Cliff Cook and Dan Pavletich singled and Gaines' infield roller accounted for the tallies .
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Chuck Hinton tripled to the rightfield corner , Cliff Cook and Dan Pavletich singled and Gaines' infield roller accounted for the tallies .
Sentence 15
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The Bears added their last run in the sixth on Alusik's double and outfield flies by Porter and Wert .
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The Bears added their last run in the sixth on Alusik's double and outfield flies by Porter and Wert .
Sentence 16
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Gaines hammered the ball over the left fence for the third Indianapolis run in the ninth .
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Gaines hammered the ball over the left fence for the third Indianapolis run in the ninth .
Sentence 17
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Despite the 45-degree weather the game was clicked off in 1:48 , thanks to only three bases on balls and some good infield play .
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Despite the 45-degree weather the game was clicked off in 1:48 , thanks to only three bases on balls and some good infield play .
Sentence 18
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Chico Ruiz made a spectacular play on Alusik's grounder in the hole in the fourth and Wert came up with some good stops and showed a strong arm at third base .
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Chico Ruiz made a spectacular play on Alusik's grounder in the hole in the fourth and Wert came up with some good stops and showed a strong arm at third base .
Sentence 19
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Bingles and bobbles :
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Bingles and bobbles :
Sentence 20
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Cliff Cook accounted for three of the Tribe's eight hits .
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Cliff Cook accounted for three of the Tribe's eight hits .
Sentence 21
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It was the season's first night game and an obvious refocusing of the lights are in order .
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It was the season's first night game and an obvious refocusing of the lights are in order .
Sentence 22
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The infield was well flooded but the expanded outfield was much too dark .
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The infield was well flooded but the expanded outfield was much too dark .
Sentence 23
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Mary Dobbs Tuttle was back at the organ .
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Mary Dobbs Tuttle was back at the organ .
Sentence 24
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Among the spectators was the noted exotic dancer , Patti Waggin who is Mrs. Don Rudolph when off the stage .
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Among the spectators was the noted exotic dancer , Patti Waggin who is Mrs. Don Rudolph when off the stage .
Sentence 25
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Lefty Wyman Carey , another Denver rookie , will be on the mound against veteran John Tsitouris at 8 o'clock Tuesday night .
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Lefty Wyman Carey , another Denver rookie , will be on the mound against veteran John Tsitouris at 8 o'clock Tuesday night .
Sentence 26
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Ed Donnelly is still bothered by a side injury and will miss his starting turn .
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Ed Donnelly is still bothered by a side injury and will miss his starting turn .
Sentence 27
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Dallas , Tex. , May 1 -- ( AP )
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Dallas , Tex. , May 1 -- ( AP )
Sentence 28
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-- Kenny Lane of Muskegon , Mich. , world's seventh ranked lightweight , had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over Rip Randall of Tyler , Tex. , here Monday night .
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-- Kenny Lane of Muskegon , Mich. , world's seventh ranked lightweight , had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over Rip Randall of Tyler , Tex. , here Monday night .
Sentence 29
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St. Paul-Minneapolis , May 1 -- ( AP )
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St. Paul-Minneapolis , May 1 -- ( AP )
Sentence 30
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-- Billy Gardner's line double , which just eluded the diving Minnie Minoso in left field , drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run with two out in the last of the ninth to give the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox Monday .
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-- Billy Gardner's line double , which just eluded the diving Minnie Minoso in left field , drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run with two out in the last of the ninth to give the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox Monday .
Sentence 31
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Lemon was on with his fourth single of the game , a liner to center .
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Lemon was on with his fourth single of the game , a liner to center .
Sentence 32
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He came all the way around on Gardner's hit before 5777 fans .
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He came all the way around on Gardner's hit before 5777 fans .
Sentence 33
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It was Gardner's second run batted in of the game and his only ones of the year .
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It was Gardner's second run batted in of the game and his only ones of the year .
Sentence 34
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Turk Lown was tagged with the loss , his second against no victories , while Ray Moore won his second game against a single loss .
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Turk Lown was tagged with the loss , his second against no victories , while Ray Moore won his second game against a single loss .
Sentence 35
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The Twins tied the score in the sixth inning when Reno Bertoia beat out a high chopper to third base and scored on Lenny Green's double to left .
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The Twins tied the score in the sixth inning when Reno Bertoia beat out a high chopper to third base and scored on Lenny Green's double to left .
Sentence 36
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The White Sox had taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the sixth on a pair of pop fly hits -- a triple by Roy Sievers and single by Camilo Carreon -- a walk and a sacrifice fly .
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The White Sox had taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the sixth on a pair of pop fly hits -- a triple by Roy Sievers and single by Camilo Carreon -- a walk and a sacrifice fly .
Sentence 37
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Jim Landis' 380-foot home run over left in the first inning gave the Sox a 1-0 lead , but Harmon Killebrew came back in the bottom of the first with his second homer in two days with the walking Bob Allison aboard .
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Jim Landis' 380-foot home run over left in the first inning gave the Sox a 1-0 lead , but Harmon Killebrew came back in the bottom of the first with his second homer in two days with the walking Bob Allison aboard .
Sentence 38
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Al Smith's 340-blast over left in the fourth -- his fourth homer of the campaign -- tied the score and Carreon's first major league home run in the fifth put the Sox back in front .
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Al Smith's 340-blast over left in the fourth -- his fourth homer of the campaign -- tied the score and Carreon's first major league home run in the fifth put the Sox back in front .
Sentence 39
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A double by Green , Allison's run-scoring 2-baser , an infield single by Lemon and Gardner's solid single to center put the Twins back in front in the last of the fifth .
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A double by Green , Allison's run-scoring 2-baser , an infield single by Lemon and Gardner's solid single to center put the Twins back in front in the last of the fifth .
Sentence 40
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Ogden , Utah , May 1 -- ( AP )
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Ogden , Utah , May 1 -- ( AP )
Sentence 41
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-- Boston Red Sox Outfielder Jackie Jensen said Monday night he was through playing baseball .
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-- Boston Red Sox Outfielder Jackie Jensen said Monday night he was through playing baseball .
Sentence 42
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`` I've had it '' , he told a newsman .
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`` I've had it '' , he told a newsman .
Sentence 43
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`` I know when my reflexes are gone and I'm not going to be any 25th man on the ball club '' .
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`` I know when my reflexes are gone and I'm not going to be any 25th man on the ball club '' .
Sentence 44
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This was the first word from Jensen on his sudden walkout .
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This was the first word from Jensen on his sudden walkout .
Sentence 45
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Jensen got only six hits in 46 at-bats for a batting average in the first 12 games .
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Jensen got only six hits in 46 at-bats for a batting average in the first 12 games .
Sentence 46
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He took a midnight train out of Cleveland Saturday , without an official word to anybody , and has stayed away from newsmen on his train trip across the nation to Reno , Nev. , where his wife , former Olympic Diving Champion Zoe Ann Olsen , awaited .
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He took a midnight train out of Cleveland Saturday , without an official word to anybody , and has stayed away from newsmen on his train trip across the nation to Reno , Nev. , where his wife , former Olympic Diving Champion Zoe Ann Olsen , awaited .
Sentence 47
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She said , when she learned Jackie was heading home : `` I'm just speculating , but I have to think Jack feels he's hurting Boston's chances '' .
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She said , when she learned Jackie was heading home : `` I'm just speculating , but I have to think Jack feels he's hurting Boston's chances '' .
Sentence 48
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The Union Pacific Railroad streamliner , City of San Francisco , stopped in Ogden , Utah , for a few minutes .
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The Union Pacific Railroad streamliner , City of San Francisco , stopped in Ogden , Utah , for a few minutes .
Sentence 49
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Sports Writer Ensign Ritchie of the Ogden Standard Examiner went to his compartment to talk with him .
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Sports Writer Ensign Ritchie of the Ogden Standard Examiner went to his compartment to talk with him .
Sentence 50
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The conductor said to Ritchie : `` I don't think you want to talk to him .
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The conductor said to Ritchie : `` I don't think you want to talk to him .
Sentence 51
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You'll probably get a ball bat on the head .
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You'll probably get a ball bat on the head .
Sentence 52
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He's mad at the world '' .
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He's mad at the world '' .
Sentence 53
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But Jackie had gone into the station .
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But Jackie had gone into the station .
Sentence 54
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Ritchie walked up to him at the magazine stand .
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Ritchie walked up to him at the magazine stand .
Sentence 55
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`` I told him who I was and he was quite cold .
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`` I told him who I was and he was quite cold .
Sentence 56
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But he warmed up after a while .
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But he warmed up after a while .
Sentence 57
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I told him what Liston had said and he said Liston was a double-crosser and said anything he ( Liston ) got was through a keyhole .
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I told him what Liston had said and he said Liston was a double-crosser and said anything he ( Liston ) got was through a keyhole .
Sentence 58
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He said he had never talked to Liston '' .
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He said he had never talked to Liston '' .
Sentence 59
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Liston is Bill Liston , baseball writer for the Boston Traveler , who quoted Jensen as saying :
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Liston is Bill Liston , baseball writer for the Boston Traveler , who quoted Jensen as saying :
Sentence 60
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`` I can't hit anymore .
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`` I can't hit anymore .
Sentence 61
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I can't run .
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I can't run .
Sentence 62
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I can't throw .
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I can't throw .
Sentence 63
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Suddenly my reflexes are gone .
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Suddenly my reflexes are gone .
Sentence 64
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Just when it seems baseball might be losing its grip on the masses up pops heroics to start millions of tongues to wagging .
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Just when it seems baseball might be losing its grip on the masses up pops heroics to start millions of tongues to wagging .
Sentence 65
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And so it was over the weekend what with 40-year-old Warren Spahn pitching his no-hit masterpiece against the Giants and the Giants' Willie Mays retaliating with a record-tying 4-homer spree Sunday .
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And so it was over the weekend what with 40-year-old Warren Spahn pitching his no-hit masterpiece against the Giants and the Giants' Willie Mays retaliating with a record-tying 4-homer spree Sunday .
Sentence 66
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Both , of course , were remarkable feats and further embossed the fact that baseball rightfully is the national pastime .
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Both , of course , were remarkable feats and further embossed the fact that baseball rightfully is the national pastime .
Sentence 67
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Of the two cherished achievements the elderly Spahn's hitless pitching probably reached the most hearts .
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Of the two cherished achievements the elderly Spahn's hitless pitching probably reached the most hearts .
Sentence 68
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It was a real stimulant to a lot of guys I know who have moved past the 2-score-year milestone .
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It was a real stimulant to a lot of guys I know who have moved past the 2-score-year milestone .
Sentence 69
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And one of the Milwaukee rookies sighed and remarked , `` Wish I was 40 , and a top-grade big leaguer .
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And one of the Milwaukee rookies sighed and remarked , `` Wish I was 40 , and a top-grade big leaguer .
Sentence 70
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The modest and happy Spahn waved off his new laurels as one of those good days .
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The modest and happy Spahn waved off his new laurels as one of those good days .
Sentence 71
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But there surely can be no doubt about the slender southpaw belonging with the all-time great lefthanders in the game's history .
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But there surely can be no doubt about the slender southpaw belonging with the all-time great lefthanders in the game's history .
Sentence 72
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Yes , with Bob Grove , Carl Hubbell , Herb Pennock , Art Nehf , Vernon Gomez , et al .
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Yes , with Bob Grove , Carl Hubbell , Herb Pennock , Art Nehf , Vernon Gomez , et al .
Sentence 73
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Spahn not only is a superior pitcher but a gentlemanly fine fellow , a ball player's ball player , as they say in the trade .
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Spahn not only is a superior pitcher but a gentlemanly fine fellow , a ball player's ball player , as they say in the trade .
Sentence 74
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I remember his beardown performance in a meaningless exhibition game at Bears Stadium Oct. 14 , 1951 , before a new record crowd for the period of 18,792 .
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I remember his beardown performance in a meaningless exhibition game at Bears Stadium Oct. 14 , 1951 , before a new record crowd for the period of 18,792 .
Sentence 75
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`` Spahnie doesn't know how to merely go through the motions '' , remarked Enos Slaughter , another all-out guy , who played rightfield that day and popped one over the clubhouse .
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`` Spahnie doesn't know how to merely go through the motions '' , remarked Enos Slaughter , another all-out guy , who played rightfield that day and popped one over the clubhouse .
Sentence 76
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The spectacular Mays , who reaches a decade in the big leagues come May 25 , joined six other sluggers who walloped four home runs in a span of nine innings .
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The spectacular Mays , who reaches a decade in the big leagues come May 25 , joined six other sluggers who walloped four home runs in a span of nine innings .
Sentence 77
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Incidentally , only two did it before a home audience .
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Incidentally , only two did it before a home audience .
Sentence 78
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Bobby Lowe of Boston was the first to hit four at home and Gil Hodges turned the trick in Brooklyn's Ebbetts Field .
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Bobby Lowe of Boston was the first to hit four at home and Gil Hodges turned the trick in Brooklyn's Ebbetts Field .
Sentence 79
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Ed Delahanty and Chuck Klein of the Phillies , the Braves' Joe Adcock , Lou Gehrig of the Yankees , Pat Seerey of the White Sox and Rocky Colavito , then with Cleveland , made their history on the road .
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Ed Delahanty and Chuck Klein of the Phillies , the Braves' Joe Adcock , Lou Gehrig of the Yankees , Pat Seerey of the White Sox and Rocky Colavito , then with Cleveland , made their history on the road .
Sentence 80
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Willie's big day revived the running argument about the relative merits of Mays and Mickey Mantle .
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Willie's big day revived the running argument about the relative merits of Mays and Mickey Mantle .
Sentence 81
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This is an issue which boils down to a matter of opinion , depending on whether you're an American or National fan and anti or pro-Yankee .
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This is an issue which boils down to a matter of opinion , depending on whether you're an American or National fan and anti or pro-Yankee .
Sentence 82
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The record books , however , would favor the Giants' ace .
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The record books , however , would favor the Giants' ace .
Sentence 83
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In four of his nine previous seasons Mays hit as many as 25 home runs and stole as many as 25 bases .
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In four of his nine previous seasons Mays hit as many as 25 home runs and stole as many as 25 bases .
Sentence 84
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Once the figure was 30-30 .
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Once the figure was 30-30 .
Sentence 85
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Willie's lifetime batting average of is 11 points beyond Mickey's .
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Willie's lifetime batting average of is 11 points beyond Mickey's .
Sentence 86
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The Giants who had been anemic with the bat in their windy Candlestick Park suddenly found the formula in Milwaukee's park .
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The Giants who had been anemic with the bat in their windy Candlestick Park suddenly found the formula in Milwaukee's park .
Sentence 87
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It will forever be a baseball mystery how a team will suddenly start hitting after a distressing slump .
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It will forever be a baseball mystery how a team will suddenly start hitting after a distressing slump .
Sentence 88
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The Denver-area TV audience was privileged to see Mays' four home runs , thanks to a new arrangement made by Bob Howsam that the games are not to be blacked out when his Bears are playing at home .
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The Denver-area TV audience was privileged to see Mays' four home runs , thanks to a new arrangement made by Bob Howsam that the games are not to be blacked out when his Bears are playing at home .
Sentence 89
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This rule providing for a blackout of televised baseball 30 minutes before the start of a major or minor league game in any area comes from the game's top rulers .
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This rule providing for a blackout of televised baseball 30 minutes before the start of a major or minor league game in any area comes from the game's top rulers .
Sentence 90
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The last couple of years the Bears management got the business from the `` Living Room Athletic Club '' when games were cut off .
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The last couple of years the Bears management got the business from the `` Living Room Athletic Club '' when games were cut off .
Sentence 91
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Actually they were helpless to do anything about the nationwide policy .
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Actually they were helpless to do anything about the nationwide policy .
Sentence 92
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This year , I am told , the CBS network will continue to abide by the rule but NBC will play to a conclusion here .
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This year , I am told , the CBS network will continue to abide by the rule but NBC will play to a conclusion here .
Sentence 93
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There are two more Sunday afternoons when the situation will arise .
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There are two more Sunday afternoons when the situation will arise .
Sentence 94
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It is an irritable rule that does baseball more harm than good , especially at the minor league level .
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It is an irritable rule that does baseball more harm than good , especially at the minor league level .
Sentence 95
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You would be surprised how many fans purposely stayed away from Bears Stadium last year because of the television policy .
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You would be surprised how many fans purposely stayed away from Bears Stadium last year because of the television policy .
Sentence 96
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This dissatisfaction led to Howsam's request that the video not be terminated before the end of the game .
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This dissatisfaction led to Howsam's request that the video not be terminated before the end of the game .
Sentence 97
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Cincinnati , Ohio ( AP )
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Cincinnati , Ohio ( AP )
Sentence 98
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-- The powerful New York Yankees won their 19th world series in a 5-game romp over outclassed Cincinnati , crushing the Reds in a humiliating 13-5 barrage Monday in the loosely played finale .
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-- The powerful New York Yankees won their 19th world series in a 5-game romp over outclassed Cincinnati , crushing the Reds in a humiliating 13-5 barrage Monday in the loosely played finale .
Sentence 99
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With Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra both out of action due to injuries , the American League champs still mounted a 15-hit attack against a parade of eight Cincinnati pitchers , the most ever used by one team in a series game .
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With Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra both out of action due to injuries , the American League champs still mounted a 15-hit attack against a parade of eight Cincinnati pitchers , the most ever used by one team in a series game .
Sentence 100
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Johnny Blanchard , Mantle's replacement , slammed a 2-run homer as the Yankees routed loser Joey Jay in a 5-run first inning .
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Johnny Blanchard , Mantle's replacement , slammed a 2-run homer as the Yankees routed loser Joey Jay in a 5-run first inning .
Sentence 101
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Hector Lopez , subbing for Berra , smashed a 3-run homer off Bill Henry during another 5-run explosion in the fourth .
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Hector Lopez , subbing for Berra , smashed a 3-run homer off Bill Henry during another 5-run explosion in the fourth .
Sentence 102
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The Yanks also took advantage of three Cincinnati errors .
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The Yanks also took advantage of three Cincinnati errors .
Sentence 103
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The crowd of 32,589 had only two chances to applaud .
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The crowd of 32,589 had only two chances to applaud .
Sentence 104
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In the third Frank Robinson hammered a long home run deep into the corner of the bleachers in right center , about 400 feet away , with two men on .
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In the third Frank Robinson hammered a long home run deep into the corner of the bleachers in right center , about 400 feet away , with two men on .
Sentence 105
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Momentarily the Reds were back in the ball game , trailing only 6-3 , but the drive fizzled when John Edwards fouled out with men on second and third and two out .
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Momentarily the Reds were back in the ball game , trailing only 6-3 , but the drive fizzled when John Edwards fouled out with men on second and third and two out .
Sentence 106
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In the fifth , Wally Post slashed a 2-run homer off Bud Daley , but by that time the score was 11-5 and it really didn't matter .
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In the fifth , Wally Post slashed a 2-run homer off Bud Daley , but by that time the score was 11-5 and it really didn't matter .
Sentence 107
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The Yankee triumph made Ralph Houk only the third man to lead a team to both a pennant and a World Series victory in his first year as a manager .
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The Yankee triumph made Ralph Houk only the third man to lead a team to both a pennant and a World Series victory in his first year as a manager .
Sentence 108
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Only Bucky Harris , the `` boy-manager '' of Washington in 1924 , and Eddie Dyer of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946 had accomplished the feat .
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Only Bucky Harris , the `` boy-manager '' of Washington in 1924 , and Eddie Dyer of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946 had accomplished the feat .