... and they made it to the World Series against the New York Mets. They lost this series in dramatic fashion. In game six of the series a grounder went through the legs and under the glove of Bill Buckner, causing the winning run to score. The ball stayed down and scooted untouched beneath his glove, then bounced and rolled and bounced to ... better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all, that you can will yourself in greatness so that people can look at you and say, "there goes the greatest hitter that ever lived" (Ted Williams), that impossible dreams do come true, that t...

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... ) Modern National League record for most consecutive game hitting streaks of 20 or more games - 7 Pete Rose started playing professional baseball in 1960 with the minor league Geneva (NY) Red Legs and by 1963 he reached the Major Leagues as a rookie second baseman with the National League's Cincinnati Reds. Rose won the National League's Rookie of the Year Award for 1963 ... compared to a 98 percent rise in slot machine activity, a 103 percent rise in legal bookmaking, and a huge jump of 228 percent in money wagered in card rooms. (Church 18) Betting goes on so openly that all but a hand...

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