Walking Off with a Victory at Rfk ; Hammonds' Hit Ends Game

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When Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden called up Jeffrey Hammonds from the minor leagues earlier this month, he repeatedly referred to the 34-year-old outfielder as someone who could give you "professional at-bats."

It wasn't always easy to take Bowden at his word, not when Hammonds followed up his two-hit debut on May4 by going 0-for-13, leaving his future with the Nationals in doubt.

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Walking Off with a Victory at Rfk ; Hammonds' Hit Ends Game

Bowden and manager Frank Robinson, though, never lost faith in Hammonds. And when his turn in the order came up last night with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of a scoreless game, neither Robinson nor Hammonds' teamma...

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