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Pitching: Herbert, Chicago (20-9) Batting: Runnels. Boston (.326) RBI: Killebrew. Minnesota (126) Home Runs: Killebrew. Minnesota (48) Stolen Bases: Aparicio. Chicago...
...White Sox, they've stopped. Despite Floyd Robinson and Joe Cunningham, Chicago is sixth in team batting (.253) and has only 65 homers, the lowest total in the majors by far. Finally, even the great Luis Aparicio has slowed up; White Sox speed is a thing of the past...
...Wills has the same determined speed-if not the same temperament. With more than half of the season to go. he already has 34 stolen bases to his credit, seems certain to top the record for active players of 56 steals, set in 1959 by Chicago's Luis Aparicio. So swift and so canny is Wills that he has been caught trying to steal only five times this year, and the experts give him a chance to top even Cobb's record. Says Alston: "He's the greatest base stealer I've seen in the majors...
Finally the questionnaire asks for factual responses--what was Roger Maris' batting average this season; how many times did Louis Aparicio steal this year; what was Warren Spahn's 1961 pitching record. These questions gave Aronson a clue to the viewer's knowledge of baseball--important, Aronson said, because the more one knows, the closer he will be to predicting the real probability...
Fourth: The Chicago are too old. The fabulous Al Smith, and Roy Sievers, hitters, and Frank Juan Pizarro could turn effective pitchers. But other the White Sox are no great Chicago can also claim overrated player in all be shortstop Luis Aparicio...