| He also had 240 hits and became the first leadoff hitter ever to drive in 100 runs. |
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| The two glaring needs are a leadoff hitter with speed who can play center and a third baseman who can make contact and drive in runs. |
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| He hit No.4 as the leadoff batter in the top of the tenth inning, the ball sailing over the right field screen barely inside the foul pole. |
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| Ortiz misplayed Bernie's leadoff grounder for an error and then Miguel Cairo, in for Enrique Wilson, moved Williams over. |
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| The general manager went into the off-season looking for a leadoff hitter, cleanup hitter and closer. |
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| In 1960, the Yankees outhit the Pirates, 91-60, and outscored them, 55-27, but lost Game 7 on a ninth inning, leadoff homer. |
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| Charged with the responsibility of preserving it further, Williamson responded by walking the leadoff man and then wild-pitching him to second. |
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| Fortunately for the team, second base and left field are positions where leadoff hitters can be found, making the task a little easier. |
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| The leadoff man is typically a player who is fast afoot, makes frequent contact with the ball, and reaches base consistently. |
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| The key would be retiring Robinson, the leadoff batter in the inning. |
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| Ellis could wind up playing a major role in the offense batting leadoff. |
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| In the opener at New York, after being down 3 0, the Yankees rallied and won it 4 3 on Bernie Williams's leadoff home run in the 10th. |
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| Because he bats leadoff, the team needs Offerman to rebound at the plate. |
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| Jace Peterson showed why he's Eugene's leadoff hitter, but Matthew Colantonio proved he could fit that spot as well. |
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| Agoura's other big hitter of the night was right fielder Matt Prater, who went 2 for 3, including a leadoff triple in the seventh inning. |
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| The Royals answered back in the bottom of second, Billy Butler hammering a leadoff single and racing home on Alex Gordon's line drive double to the wall in right-centre. |
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| It was very fitting that he was the leadoff speaker. |
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| The first thing I wish to say is that I am very proud of our leadoff speaker on this debate, the hon. member for Burnaby-Douglas, who rose in the House last Wednesday and spoke with such great courage. |
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| In a sign of how stagnant the Dodgers offense has become, manager Joe Torre turned back the clock Saturday and had Nomar Garciaparra bat leadoff. |
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| Ian Kinsler hit the first pitch thrown by John Lackey into the left-field seats for his sixth homer this season, and 28th career leadoff shot. |
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| Figgins batted leadoff for just the fifth time this season and the first time in a lineup that had Reggie Willits in it. |
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| After Daniel Carte opened with a leadoff single, Rafael Cabreja's routine fly ball was lost in the sky by Ryan Crespi in left for a gift double. |
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| The only constants in the five lineups so far have been Darin Erstad batting leadoff, Vladimir Guerrero hitting third and Garret Anderson fourth. |
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| The Eagles had leadoff batters reach base in the fifth and sixth but couldn't execute sacrifice bunts in both innings, hurting its chances. |
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| Pierre, 29, will replace Kenny Lofton, both in center field and near the top of the order, most likely in the leadoff spot. |
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| He gave up a leadoff double to Todd Linden in the first inning that led to a run on Lance Niekro's groundout and a solo homer to Niekro leading off the fourth. |
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| A leadoff double by Jose Reyes, and a one-out intentional walk to New York Yankees star put two on for Edwin Encarnacion, who doubled in two runs. |
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| Our leadoff hitter has more chins than a Chinese phone book. |
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| Against the Wildcats, the Ducks jumped out to a quick lead when Janie Takeda opened with a leadoff double and later scored on a sac fly by Jenna Lilley for a 1-0 lead. |
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| A leadoff double by Jose Reyes, and a one-out intentional walk to New York Yankees star Robinson Cano put two on for Edwin Encarnacion, who doubled in two runs. |
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| District 51 got the big hit from Radford in the bottom of the second, when Radford followed Kristen Foster's leadoff walk with a run-scoring double down the left field line. |
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| Pierre's speed makes him a logical leadoff hitter, but his OBP and the fact he walked just 32 times in 750 plate appearances make him anything but a perfect one. |
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| They're looking for a prototypical leadoff hitter,'' Butler said. |
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| Leadoff man Fernando Vina ricocheted a single off first base. |
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