Word: boyers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...good thing the Yankees are here," said Third Baseman Ken Boyer of the St. Louis Cardinals. "This wouldn't seem like the World Series without them." Sure the Yankees were there. They always are: 15 times in the last 18 years...
...Rightfielder Mickey Mantle proved that his throwing arm was good as ever-by firing the ball clear into the grandstand on a play at the plate. Leftfielder Tommy Tresh misplayed an easy liner into a triple, Catcher Elston Howard was charged with two passed balls, and Third Baseman Clete Boyer watched a grounder trickle right between his legs-prompting a friendly note from Brother Ken: "No. 6, watch out for those hops. (Signed) No. 14." Cardinal Outfielder Mike Shannon put the finishing touch on a 9-5 St. Louis victory with a 500-ft. homer that clipped the leftfield scoreboard...
...Cards broke a 0-0 tie with three runs off rookie Mel Stottlemyre in the fourth. Ken Boyer opened with a single and Dick Groat walked. Tim McCarver grounded to Joe Pepitone, who forced Groat at second, but Phil Lins's return throw was wild and Boyer scored...
Meanwhile, Gibson was mowing down the Yankees with regularity; he yielded only six hits in the game and struck out 13. In the second inning he had loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batsman, but extricated himself by whiffing Clete Boyer and Yankee hurler Mel Stottlemyer...
...Cards ended it quickly in the tenth. Bill White worked reliefer Pete Mikkelson for a walk; then slugger Ken Boyer laid down a bunt between the mound and first base, and beat it out easily as Mikkelson and Joe Pepitone stood inert and watched it roll. After the Yankees botched a pick-off play on White, McCarver hit his blast into the lower right field stands...