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Boosted by a 21-game hitting streak by Buster Posey, called up in May from AAA Fresno, the Giants then won 19 of the remaining 24 games in July.
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Boosted by the loan signings of players such as Kyle Naughton and later Yakubu, results steadily improved under Eriksson as Leicester gradually began to climb the table, until a good run of form in the new year saw Leicester win seven of their first eight league games of 2011 and also take Premier League title-challengers and eventual cup-winners Manchester City to a replay in the FA Cup.
Boosted by an oil refinery and a brick factory, the town reached a peak population of 1, 400 in the 1920 census.
Boosted by critical praise, on 12 June 1978 the band played their first live gig together at Bar 2 in Sheffield's Psalter Lane Art College ( now Sheffield Hallam University ; a plaque now commemorates the spot in what is now a computer suite.
Boosted by 19 April 1709 issue of Daniel Defoe's A Review of the Affairs of France, a periodical that supported the Harley ministry, the concept was a key factor in British negotiations, and was reflected in the final treaties.
Boosted by Top of the Pops performances on 6 February and 13 March 1975, " Please Tell Him That I Said Hello " rose to a # 8 peak on the UK chart.
Boosted by the militancy of the workers who brought the cities of Japan to a halt every spring, it was key to boosting the comparatively low wages of the 1940s and to improving conditions and other benefits.
Boosted by New Zealand Cycle Trail funding, construction is ongoing ( as of 2009 ) on completing the Waikato River Trails, a 100 km series of connected river cycling trails in the South Waikato.
Boosted by the 1992 enactment of the federal Disability Discrimination Act, sign language interpreters are also increasingly provided in tertiary education.
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Boosted by his endorsement as the ‘ good government candidate ’ by nearly every newspaper in the state, Roemer stormed from last place in the polls and on election night, overtook Edwin Edwards and placed first in the primary election, with 33 % of the vote compared with Edwards ' 28 %.
Boosted by his endorsement as the ' good government candidate ' by nearly every newspaper in the state, Roemer stormed from last place in the polls and on election night, overtook Edwards and placed first in the primary election, with 33 percent of the vote compared with Edwards ' 28 percent.
Boosted by a unique advertising campaign led by the Grey Worldwide Agency, sales from Cialis allowed Icos to become profitable in 2006.
Boosted by her well-received role in the film Desperately Seeking Susan, " Crazy For You " ( 1985 ) became her second US # 1 hit, and the follow-up Material Girl reached # 2 in the USA and was Top 5 in many other countries.
Boosted by the dairy industry, which began to develop in the 1890s, Dungog grew more rapidly, receiving a further boost with the arrival of the railway in 1911.
Boosted by the new stadium, recent success and general increasing attendance in Norway, Aalesund has gone from attracting crowds of approximately 1, 000 to regularly selling out their stadium in only a few years.
Boosted by the capture of the leader of the terrorist organization PKK, Abdullah Öcalan, during his premiership, Ecevit and the DSP won 22, 19 % of the votes in the elections of April in 1999 and took 136 of the 550 seats in the Turkish Parliament becoming the leading party.
Boosted by meticulous head coach Dom Capers ' innovative 3-4 zone blitz defensive scheme, the Panthers finished the regular season with a 12-4 record, including a perfect 8-0 at home, and winning the NFC West.
Boosted by its success, the Deccan Education Society was formed in 1884 and a year later the Fergusson College was founded.
Boosted by increased loans at Hana Bank, the flagship subsidiary of the Group, and improved sales in credit card and real estate finance operations, HFG's total assets grew 11. 49 % over the course of 2011.
Boosted by the international success of Alf's Button ( 1919 ), the company went public to fund a large studio development.
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Another variation of Arcas was called the Boosted Arcas, which was a 2 stage rocket ; one Arcas stage and one booster.
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Boosted by no-balls from the seamers — a total of 18 before lunch — Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss made hay quickly, and enjoyed batting on a pitch which gave the bowlers no aid.
Boosted by no-balls from the seamers — a total of 18 before lunch — Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss made hay quickly, and enjoyed batting on a pitch which gave the bowlers no aid.
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* Boosted fission weapons improve on the implosion design.
Boosted weapons are thus variable-yield weapons.
* Boosted Trees can be used for regression-type and classification-type problems.
Between 1966 and 1971 rockets of the types Black Brant and Boosted Arcas were launched.
Boosted Arcas is the designation of an American sounding rocket.
The Boosted Arcas consists of a first stage of the type ARC booster or of the type MARC 42A1.
The maximum altitude of the Boosted Arcas amounts to 50 km, the takeoff thrust 1, 00 kN, the diameter 0, 11 m and the length 3, 40 m. The Boosted Arcas was launched 78 times between 1963 and 1972.
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Because his # 1 starter, Robin Roberts, had just pitched in three of the last five games of the frantic 1950 pennant race, Phils manager Eddie Sawyer surprised the world by naming his bullpen ace, Jim Konstanty, to open on the mound for Philadelphia, opposing 21-game winner Vic Raschi of the Yankees.
He had a 21-game hit streak in 2004 from July 7 to August 10 which is the longest by an Angels rookie in club history, and was the longest by any rookie in the majors since Ichiro Suzuki ( 23 ) in.
they were amassing talent ( including African-American players such as outfielder Reggie Smith, first baseman George Scott and third baseman Joe Foy ) who would lead them to an improbable AL pennant in 1967, aided and abetted by 21-game winner Jim Lonborg and the last Triple Crown winner in the major leagues, Carl Yastrzemski.
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Before hitting the pole, Mr. Stone's car brushed against a car driven by Alva W. Vernava, 21, of 23 Maple Ave., North Providence, tearing away the rear bumper and denting the left rear fender of the Vernava car, police said.
* 2007 – Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.
In baseball statistics, a hit ( denoted by H ), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.
The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a 90-foot diamond.
Players on the batting team take turns hitting against the pitcher of the fielding team, which tries to stop them from scoring runs by getting hitters out in any of several ways.
One of the significant rules prohibited " soaking " or " plugging " the runner ; under older rules, a fielder could put a runner out by hitting the runner with the thrown ball, similar to the common schoolyard game of kickball.
Second, backhand overheads cannot be hit with as much power as forehands: the hitting action is limited by the shoulder joint, which permits a much greater range of movement for a forehand overhead than for a backhand.
Slicing involves hitting the shuttlecock with an angled racquet face, causing it to travel in a different direction than suggested by the body or arm movement.
It is also possible to reverse this style of deception, by suggesting a powerful stroke before slowing down the hitting action to play a soft stroke.
Wicket-keeper Bert Oldfield's skull was fractured by a ball hitting his head ( although the ball had first glanced off the bat and Larwood had an orthodox field ), almost precipitating a riot by the Australian crowd.
Changes can also be caused by natural events such as a large meteor hitting Earth and selective breeding ( artificial selection ) of plants by humans for specific traits.
Sandberg then shocked the national audience by hitting a second home run, even farther into the left field bleachers, to tie the game again.
Cleveland finished 2 games ahead of Chicago and 3 games ahead of the Yankees to win its first pennant, led by Speaker's. 388 hitting, Jim Bagby's 30 victories and solid performances from Steve O ' Neill and Stan Coveleski.
Carlos Mármol eventually replaced Gregg as closer and the team stayed in the race, but they were distracted by Bradley, whose poor hitting and even poorer attitude became a major issue.
Second baseman Kazuo Matsui started off the inning by hitting a double.
When his daughter asked about the bread, Kaye tried showing her by hitting the bread on the kitchen table.
Field hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks.
* Dontrelle Willis ( 2003 – 2007 ) — The " D-Train " was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 2003 and showcased his remarkable ( for a pitcher ) hitting ability by going 3-for-3 with a triple while scoring a run during Game 4 of the 2003 National League Division Series, which the Marlins won 7 – 6 over the San Francisco Giants to advance to the NL Championship Series.
If there is no guitarist available, the compás is rendered through hand clapping ( palmas ) or by hitting a table with the knuckles.
* Urquhart threatens to kill Mattie Storin by hitting her with a chair, but refrains in a fit of cowardice, and jumps to his own death after she leaves the roof garden.
In modern baseball, the feat is typically achieved by hitting the ball over the outfield fence between the foul poles ( or making contact with either foul pole ) without first touching the ground, resulting in an automatic home run.
The most common type of home run involves hitting the ball over the outfield fence, or above a line on the outfield fence specifically designed to indicate a home run, in flight, in fair territory, without it being caught or deflected back by an outfielder into the playing field.
His family couldn't afford baseball equipment, so he practiced by hitting bottle caps with sticks.
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