He found tepid water in a pitcher and a last bit of soap, and he lathered his face and stood stropping the razor on his broad leather belt, its buckle held firm by a knob of the bedpost.

After the victory Boston's owner sold its star pitcher, Babe Ruth, to the New York Yankees to help funding of a Broadway play, and thus starting a tale of futility which would last 86 years, known as Curse of the Bambino.

Star pitcher Tom Seaver was traded in 1977, a day remembered in the sports world as " the Midnight Massacre ," and the Mets fell into last place for several years.

He became the last Yankee pitcher to win the Cy Young Award.

Since Jackson had hit a home run off Dodger pitcher Don Sutton in his last at bat in Game 5, his three home runs in Game 6 meant that he had hit four home runs on four consecutive swings of the bat against four different Dodger pitchers.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay is nicknamed " Doc " in honor of Doc Holliday, although their last names are not pronounced the same.

Burleigh Arland Grimes ( August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985 ) was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball.

In, McLain became the last pitcher in Major League Baseball to win 30 or more games during a season ( 31 – 6 )— a feat accomplished by only thirteen players in the 20th century.

The Marion Marauders, a Tar Heel League baseball club, were a favorite local attraction in the 1940s and 50s, and was the home team of star pitcher Kelly Jack Swift, who in 1953 became the last minor league pitcher to ever win 30 games in a season, going 30-7 with a 2. 54 ERA.

Clinton had a minor league baseball team in the Tobacco State League from 1946-50, which was the last stop in the colorful career of Brooklyn Dodgers All-star pitcher Van Lingle Mungo.

At age 20, he was the youngest pitcher of the last half-century to have an ERA + above 200.

A brash and colorful personality, Dean was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season.

Prior stated his desire to return to the big leagues, four years after last being on a major league squad ; he hoped to catch on with the Rangers as a long / middle relief pitcher.

He is still the last National League pitcher to win 25 or more games in one season, as well as the last pitcher from any team to throw more than 300 innings in a season.

The last pitcher to throw as many as 15 complete games in a single season was Curt Schilling, who accomplished that feat for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1998.

The last pitcher to throw 20 complete games in a single season was Fernando Valenzuela, who did so for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1986.

The last pitcher to throw 25 complete games in a season was Rick Langford, who had 28 for the Oakland Athletics in 1980.

The last pitcher to win 25 games was Bob Welch back in 1990.

Oddly, Murphy picked up the relief effort from Eduardo Rodriguez, the last AL relief pitcher to get a hit in a game.

Gibson won the National League MVP Award, the last MVP won by a National League pitcher to date.

In addition to this, the final defeat of the uprising led by the Welsh prince, Owain Glyndŵr, in 1412 by Prince Henry ( who later became Henry V ) represents the last major armed attempt by the Welsh to throw off English rule.

In as much as patients can throw themselves into the nervous sleep, and manifest all the usual phenomena of Mesmerism, through their own unaided efforts, as I have so repeatedly proved by causing them to maintain a steady fixed gaze at any point, concentrating their whole mental energies on the idea of the object looked at ; or that the same may arise by the patient looking at the point of his own finger, or as the Magi of Persia and Yogi of India have practised for the last 2, 400 years, for religious purposes, throwing themselves into their ecstatic trances by each maintaining a steady fixed gaze at the tip of his own nose ; it is obvious that there is no need for an exoteric influence to produce the phenomena of Mesmerism.

The valuation of the Koh-i-Noor is given in the legend that one of Nader Shah's consorts supposedly said, " If a strong man should take five stones, and throw one north, one south, one east, and one west, and the last straight up into the air, and the space between filled with gold and gems, that would equal the value of the Koh-i-noor.

In the last mission, it is accidentally modified to manipulate organic matter, and can throw Combine soldiers to their deaths.

Though he is known to classical scholars as the last possessor of complete versions of Callimachus ' Hecale and Aitia, he was a versatile writer, and composed homilies, speeches and poems, which, with his correspondence, throw considerable light upon the miserable condition of Attica and Athens at the time.

At the last minute, he is saved by Selena ( Naomie Harris ) and Mark ( Noah Huntley ), who throw Molotov cocktails at Jim's pursuers, resulting in the blowing up of a petrol station.

In his last season, Smith became the oldest player in NFL history ever to throw his first touchdown pass, throwing a 21-yard touchdown strike on a halfback option play.

The novel ends on a sinister note: " Pronounce to yourself the words that years later haven't ceased to resound through my nights, and which I will speak at last through your mouth: " O young girl, throw yourself again into the water so that I might have a second time the chance to save the two of us!

Some of his creations other rappers have been using for the last 30 years such as " throw ya hands in the air and wave ' em like you just don't care.

Therefore, the " Vote right-wing " organisation started a campaign of negative campaigning against the KDS with the slogan " Don't vote for KDS, don't throw away your vote " as the KDS party had not climbed to the 4 % threshold the last elections.

* September 28-Minnesota Vikings ' Quarterback Joe Kapp became the last player to throw seven touchdowns in a single game.

On the last Wednesday of every August, thousands of people gather in the Plaza and throw metric tons of over ripe tomatoes at each other.

( Chap. 10 ) The last chapter " The Royal Road of the Cross ", Kempis writes that if we carry the cross willingly, it will lead us to desired goal, but on the other hand if we carry our cross grudgingly, then we turn it in to a heavy burden and if we should throw off one cross, we will surely find anther, which is perhaps heavier.

He then produces one last flute and plays " Turkey in the Straw " again, but the band members throw their instruments at him.

Sain also had the distinctions of being the last pitcher to face Babe Ruth in a game and the first in the Major League to throw a pitch against Jackie Robinson.

It was therefore disappointing when after managing to qualify for the final, only in seventh position, at the IAAF championship Stade de France, Paris, on the final weekend of August, his third and best throw of only 80. 13m could not take him through to the last eight in the Sunday final.

The Rams had lost their last 17 meetings with the 49ers, but Warner proceeded to throw a touchdown pass on each of the Rams ' first three possessions of the game, and four TDs in the first half alone, to propel the Rams to a 28 – 10 halftime lead on the way to a 42 – 20 victory.

Considered the greatest player in Reds ' history at the time, he was invited to throw out the first ball at the last game at Crosley Field on June 24, 1970.

Mr. George Hough ( Oct. 30 ) sounds like a business man who waits until the last minute to leave his home or shop.

Those that remain are those that were headed by strong executives, men with the abilities to last almost 30 years in the competitive survival of the fittest.

In the last decade the number of Negro-appeal radio program hours has risen at least 15 per cent, and the number of Negro-appeal stations has increased 30 per cent, according to a research man quoted by Sponsor.

about 30 per cent call themselves Christians in order to keep up appearances and be considered respectable, and only the last 10 per cent are genuine Christians and believers in democracy.

Since 30 June 2012 when the last leap second was added, TAI has been exactly 35 seconds ahead of UTC.

* 30 BC – Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, commits suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite.

At his death, his last $ 30, 000, 000 was given to foundations, charities, and to pensioners.

The Alexander Technique is most commonly taught privately in a series of 10 to 40 private lessons which may last from 30 minutes to an hour.

The Gulf News published on 30 November 2011, saying " This is the biggest drug bust of its kind in 2011 and the second big one in the last three years worldwide ," said Dr. Wadia Maalouf, International expert at the United Nation's Drug and Crime office.

Aegina had always been exposed to the raids of the corsairs and was cursed with oppressive governors during these last 30 years of Venetian rule.

* Earliest day on which National Arbor Day can fall, while April 30 is the latest ; celebrated on the last Friday in April.

* Earliest day on which Turkmen Racing Horse Festival can fall, while April 30 is the latest ; celebrated on the last Sunday in April.

The various dates given in the book suggest that Ezekiel was 25 when he went into exile, 30 when he received his prophetic " call ", and 52 at the time of the last vision c. 571.

With the conversion of Sergius Paulus, Paul begins to gain prominence over Barnabas from the point where the name " Paul ," his Roman name, is substituted for " Saul " ( 13: 9 ); instead of " Barnabas and Saul " as heretofore ( 11: 30 ; 12: 25 ; 13: 2, 7 ) we now read " Paul and Barnabas " ( 13: 43, 46, 50 ; 14: 20 ; 15: 2, 22, 35 ); only in 14: 14 and 15: 12, 25 does Barnabas again occupy the first place, in the first passage with recollection of 14: 12, in the last two, because Barnabas stood in closer relation to the Jerusalem church than Paul.

On 30 October 2008 a spokesman for the team announced that the team would complete its last three performances of the year with five jets instead of six.

After premiering on September 30, 1982, it was nearly canceled during its first season when it ranked last in ratings for its premiere ( 74th out of 77 shows ).

Cleopatra VII ( 69 – 30 BC ) was the last pharaoh of Egypt, famed lover of Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

Routines usually last around 2 minutes and 30 seconds and require cheer, dance, jumps, tumbling, and stunting portions.

Over the last 30 years, however, the miaphysite position has been accepted as a mere restatement of orthodox belief by Patriarch Bartholomew I of the Eastern Orthodox Church and by Pope John Paul II of the Roman Catholic Church.

Casimir III the Great () ( 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370 ) who reigned in 1333 – 1370, was the last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty, the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Duchess Hedwig of Kalisz.

The boys were allegedly last seen together by three neighbors, who in sworn affidavits told of seeing them playing together around 6: 30 p. m. the evening they disappeared, and saw Terry Hobbs, stepfather of Stevie Branch, calling them to come home.

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828 ) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns.

Vincent Canby of the New York Times was similarly unimpressed :" Though special-effects experts in Japan and around the world have vastly improved their craft in the last 30 years, you wouldn't know it from this film.

Her last novel was Daniel Deronda, published in 1876, whereafter she and Lewes moved to Witley, Surrey ; but by this time Lewes's health was failing and he died two years later on 30 November 1878.

Powerviolence songs are often very short ; it is not uncommon for some to last less than 30 seconds.