Sentences with phrase «national league race»

But if team shakes down into a cohesive unit, it could stir up National League race.

The National League race clearly features better teams.

Not exact matches

In the National League, there was only one race remaining on Saturday.

The race, a 50 - yard dash for «The Lead - Foot Trophy,» was between the rival catchers, Del Rice of the Cardinals and Rube Walker of the Dodgers, who enjoy a joint reputation as the slowest men in the National League.

Alderson had peddled reserve outfielder Felix (the Other) Jose, who had been filling in for the injured Henderson, and two more minor leaguers to St. Louis for centerfielder McGee, whose.335 average with the Cardinals may well be good enough to win the National League batting race — at just about the time McGee swings into the American League Championship Series.

Furious pennant races used to be the exclusive property of the National League, but last week the action was in the American, five teams whaling away at one another, each with reason to believe it could be first in September.

Sounding only a little bit like a man whistling past a graveyard, seven of the National League's finest teams spent a happy springtime assuring themselves and a nodding assortment of itinerant experts what a whale of a pennant race this was going to be.

The Braves were unbeaten in four games, the rest of the league was staggering, and horrible visions of another 1955, when the Dodgers won 10 straight and 22 of their first 24 to turn the pennant race into a shambles, danced before the National League'sleague was staggering, and horrible visions of another 1955, when the Dodgers won 10 straight and 22 of their first 24 to turn the pennant race into a shambles, danced before the National League'sLeague's eyes.

New York's baseball moguls (at least in the National League) seem convinced that the town has no future; its Thoroughbred racing executives are still thrashing through costly difficulties in an attempt to bring the city a modern «dream track.»

While the AL race is essentially down to two players, the National League has three reasonable candidates remaining according to the oddsmakers.

The oddest pennant race in National League history is always exciting but sometimes it gets just a little sloppy

Embroiled in the National League wild - card race, the happier, hungrier Phillies have a new swagger and showed the Marlins they can handle the heat now

Far ahead in the National League batting race while he was still swinging, the Cubs» injured Bill Madlock overtook the AL leader from the sideline

Giant Steps San Francisco's RICH AURILIA has made such great strides at the plate that he's in the thick of a race for the National League batting crown

Our team and the National Football League reflects our nation, with diversity coming in many forms — race, faith, our views and our goals.

The St. Louis Cardinals are threatening to make the National League pennant race the longest runaway in a dozen years.

The National League, the visiting club on Tuesday night, are -135 favorites to score two runs first and -110 to win the race to three runs.

The National League has a bit of a tighter race, with the surprisingly good DBacks» leader, Paul Goldschmidt, at the top of the list at +150.

Our Belgian international midfielder was on top form on Wednesday night as we overpowered Manchester United en route to a 2 - 0 victory at the national stadium — a result that could prove crucial in the race for a spot in the Premier League's top four.

Mourinho, who also confirmed he had politely declined an approach from war - torn Syria to coach their national team, predicted Sunday could prove pivotal in the race for the Premier League title.

(That was actually the first time the national League had included state - level races on its dirty list, and Stachowski was the first on the list to do down.

One of the many groups that has been spending time and money to influence those two races is Naral, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League.

A delightful dissection of the Ivy League that stirs the pot in the way most folks mean when they issue a call for a national discussion of race.

Set on the affluent, predominantly caucasian and altogether fictional ivy league campus of WInchester University, Dear White People takes a look at the weeks leading up to a Halloween party that sparked a «race riot» of sorts and thrust Winchester's race relations into the national news cycle.

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This put him «well above the national median for solo practitioners of any race» (p. 205)-- but not in the same league as partners in large downtown LA law firms.