Baker and outfielder Danny Murphy combined for 33 triples and supplied the power for a late-season charge that carried the A's briefly into the lead over Detroit.

A late-season charge, helped by a two-race ban for Schumacher, enabled Williams to claim their third straight constructors' championship.

He fought his way back into the seniors and performed admirably during the Saints' late-season charge into the top four.

Then it went on a late-season charge to finish 9-7 and become the first Giants team to have a losing record in November and still end up qualifying for the playoffs.

If the Nets fail to qualify for the playoffs, their late-season charge and the resurgence of Vince Carter should at least give them optimism for next season.

Singh did not win a major this year either, and his late-season charge was not enough to sway the vote in his favor.

Jeff Fassero, whose entry into the pitching rotation was one of the developments responsible for the Expos' late-season charge at the Phillies, misses arbitration eligibility by only a few days.

However, he bounced back the following year to lead a late-season charge for the finals by the Tigers.

There will be no exhilarating late-season charge into the playoffs, no dramatic scoreboard watch for the Knicks and their fans to fret about.

A late-season charge by Williams robbed Byrne of his first constructors title, but with his motto of "Evolution Not Revolution", everything seemed set for more success in 1995.