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...summer of the great.400 chase, Milwaukee's Cecil Cooper goes unnoticed. While George Brett flirts with the magic mark, Cooper flirts with anonymity, quietly amassing statistics which place him alongside Brett as the league's most consistent hitter...
Neither Cooper nor Brett will ever win a home run title. Both play in small, midwestern markets. But Brett's Royals, sporting baseball's best record, are coasting toward the post-season television exposure of the A.L. Championship Series. The Brewers, picked by many to win their division, have flopped; they stand in fifth place, 13 1/2 games behind...
...Brett cocked his right knee back slightly, strode forward, then whipped the bat in a flat, smooth swing. The result: a screaming triple down the rightfield line and another RBI. Said McGregor: "I gave him some of my best stuff, but George kept hanging in there until he got the pitch he wanted...
...youngest of four sons, Brett grew up in long shadows. All three of his older brothers played baseball professionally. One of them, Ken, made the major leagues as a pitcher who could also...
George recalls: "When I was playing high school ball, a lot of scouts would come to our games because the school had a reputation for producing good teams. The scouts were all the time being told, 'See that guy? That's Ken Brett's brother...