Word: bobs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Baltimore falls in the same questionable category with Cleveland. The Orioles have a pretty fair assortment of pitchers and the league's best catcher in Gus Triandos, but then things tail off rapidly, though first-baseman Bob Boyd is definitely a strong infielder. At this point one's eye inevitably falls on the likes of Willie Miranda of the porous bat, Brooks Robinson of the unrealized potential and Bobby Avila of the better days: the Orioles will not make it out of the second division...
Washington (Roy Seivers) and Kansas City (Bob Cerv) are also in the American League and their battle for last place should prove entertaining, with the Senators having the weight of tradition on their side...
With Junta, Sears and Al Goldman gone from the top six, the current varsity has had to draw heavily from last Year's undefeated freshmen, who whipped Yale by 9-0 last spring. As the team now lines up, sophomore Bob Bowditch is at number one singles and teams with captain Ned Weld at first doubles. Jorge Lemann a former Brazilian Junior Davis Cupper and another sophomore, is at fifth singles, while Bob Schwartzman and Pete Smith are nine and ten, respectively...
...World Series, Bob Friend, the ace of the Pittsburgh pitching staff, stated flatly that his team could have beaten the Yankees. He will get his chance this October when the Pirates will face New York (and lose in six games...
...Bob Skinner, Roberto Clemente, and Bill Virdon all have hit .300 or better at one stage in their major league careers, and if they do it this year, the Bucs could romp. The Pirates' only real problem is lack of bench strength and an epidemic of injuries would be more fatal to them than to any of the other top contenders...