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...game three, Philadelphia unleashed another of its weapons in the person of Steve Carlton (23-10, 2.64 ERA), who locked horns with Dodger ace Don Sutton (14-8, 3.18) and came up with...
...nutshell, the Phillies can beat you in any one of several ways. Besides the right-handed power, Garber & Co. in the bullpen, the spray-hitting and Carlton, the Easterners have the best bench in baseball, one of the better defenses, and more base-stealing threats than...
...Phils can go up the middle with any major league team: Bob Boone (.286) and Carlton's designated catcher Tim McCarver (.323) are solid behind the plate. Larry Bowa (.279) stands above all other major league shortstops in the field, and he teams with Sizemore for an excellent doubleplay combo. In center, Garry Maddox (.291, 74 RBI's) slurps up fly balls like a Hoover vacuum cleaner, and discharges them to the infield just as quickly...
...line-up is a murderers' row, capable of crunching some of Carlton's fastballs over the fence and blowing the playoffs wide open. The numbers tell the whole story: first baseman Steve Garvey (.300, 33 HR's, 115 RBI's), the defensive wizard of right field Reggie Smith (.307, 30, 84), third baseman Ron Cey (30 HR's, 110 RBI's), and left filder Dusty Baker (29, 85) lead the hitting parade...
Whatever edge the Phillies may have, it will be more than negated tonight if crafty southpaw Tommy John (20-7, 2.78) outduels Carlton in the opener...