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When he graduated from high school at 17, he signed with the Cardinals as a second baseman...
There followed nine years as a player in the minors: tank towns, bus rides, bad food, but he was young and playing ball and that was all that mattered. Red Schoendienst was the resident second baseman for the Cards in those days, and no minor leaguer was about to dislodge him. The closest Weaver came was a single spring training on the big league roster before being sent down again to Class AA. "My biggest thrill was when I got into a game and somebody popped the ball up behind second base. I went back...
With Hobson, Burleson and Lynn healthy, the Red Sox are twice as potent. And the Red Sox have recently acquired what they have needed for a year--a new first baseman. Though George Scott recalls memories of golden gloves and home-run rallies, it was apparent last March that Scott's best years had come and gone. He came to spring training in 1978 grossly overweight, and though he lost some pounds this winter, he never got his needle back on true north...
...elder statesman," says All-Star Catcher Ted Simmons, 29, who is hitting .316 and has 16 home runs. "Once he makes his feelings known, we all use it as a guide-post." Brock has been particularly helpful in soothing Keith Hernandez, 25, the occasionally moody first baseman, who is batting .322. "He shows me how to handle the peaks and valleys," says Hernandez...
Slugging first baseman Mark Bingham (.403, 36 RBIs) won the diamond squad's vote for most valuable player, while senior midfielder Gordie Nelson picked up the stickmen's MVP vote...