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Tavernier, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Tavernier, Bernard, 1941-2021, French film director, b. Lyon, France. Tavernier was the son of a well-known writer/poet, and began his…Scoring a Baseball Game
The Question: Why is "K" used to score strikes in baseball? The Answer: According to Total Baseball, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Baseball,…ALCS Composite Box Score for the 1998 Season: Score by Innings
123 456 789 101112 RHECleveland 220 191 002 003–20457New York 1223 304 201 000– 27432DP: Cleveland 7, New York 5. LOB: Cleveland 39, New York 48. 2B: Cleveland— Ramirez, Whiten, Lofton; New…ALCS Composite Box Score for the 2002 Season: Score by Innings
123 456 789 RHEAnaheim 142 022 1260 –29492Minnesota 120 013 401 –12374E: Anaheim—Eckstein, Gil; Minnesota—Pierzynski 2, Guzman, Santana. DP: Anaheim 4, Minnesota 4. 2B: Anaheim—Spiezio 2,…1998 World Series Composite Box Score: Score by Innings
123456789RHESan Diego002043040—13323New York351021950—26432DP: New York 4, San Diego 5. LOB: San Diego 27, New York 34. 2B: San Diego— Rivera (2), Veras (2), Vander Wal, Caminiti, Finley;…Derby ware
(Encyclopedia) Derby wareDerby waredärˈbē [key], English china produced at Derby since about 1750, when William Duesbury opened a pottery there. The china was close in style to contemporary Chelsea…Chadwick, Henry, Anglo-American journalist and popularizer of baseball
(Encyclopedia) Chadwick, Henry, 1824–1908, Anglo-American journalist who helped popularize baseball in the United States, b. Exeter, England. Moving to Brooklyn, N.Y., with his family in 1837, he was…archery
(Encyclopedia) archery, sport of shooting with bow and arrow, an important military and hunting skill before the introduction of gunpowder. England's Charles II fostered archery as sport,…Parks, Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Parks, Gordon (Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks), 1912–2006, African-American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composer, b. Fort Scott, Kans. Parks purchased his first camera…Shooting and Scoring — Soccer (1925)
Cause: Pre-1925 goals were even rarer than they are today and players were being whistled for being offside at a rate more than double today's competition. Back then the Laws of the Game stated it…