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In ,1979 what motto did the Pittsburgh Pirates rally around to win World Series and who was their leader on the field and what was his nickname
 
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On May 7 in Baseball History...
  • 1917 - Babe Ruth of the Red Sox allowed only two hits as he outpitched Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators, 1-0. Ruth knocked in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.

  • 1922 - Jesse Barnes of the New York Giants pitched the only no-hitter of the year, beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-0.

  • 1925 - Pittsburgh shortstop Glenn Wright made an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals when he caught Jim Bottomley's line drive, stepped on second to double Jimmy Cooney, and tagged Rogers Hornsby coming from first.

  • 1957 - Cleveland pitcher Herb Score was hit on the right eye by a line drive off the bat of Gil McDougald in the first inning. The ball broke Score's nose and damaged his eye; he missed the rest of the season.

  • 1959 - A crowd of 93,103 came to the Los Angeles Coliseum on "Roy Campanella Night" to show their affection for the paralyzed Dodger catcher. The Dodgers were beaten by the New York Yankees, 6-2, in an exhibition game that followed the ceremonies.

  • 1960 - Norm Sherry, a replacement catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, hit a home run in the 11th inning to give his brother, relief pitcher Larry Sherry, a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Los Angeles.


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I disagree with the Outkick viewpoint. We have to have rules to protect kids who can’t protect themselves. Otherwise, overzealous coaches can ruin arms at will.
I agree 1,000%!
Hell, I know little league coaches that would(and have tried) to pitch a kids arm off, just to get a win in a 9-10 year old rec league.
My boy got upset just this week, because he was dealing and feeling good but his coach pulled him because he reached his pitch count for the week.
I had to explain the reasoning to him.
 
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