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...vanished players had one thing in common: they were all Algerians. It was as if, overnight, the best Latin American baseball players in the major leagues-men like Chico Carrasquel, Bobby Avila, Minnie Minoso, Ruben Gomez-had fled the U.S. and challenged the Yankees and Braves for the world championship...
...Baseman Walt Dropo, an adequate fielder, is hitting well enough to hold down the cleanup slot. Second Baseman Nellie Fox, a consistent .300 hitter, has picked up new tricks in the infield, e.g., learned to go to his right for ground balls, under Marion's coaching. Shortstop Chico Carrasquel, not hitting up to par, is still one of the best in the business. Third Baseman George Kell, healthy again after a knee operation last winter, is the old pro who saves the game with a stop or a hit in the clutch...
...majors for all the talent they can get. This month, as the southern season got under way, a traveling ball fan could recognize familiar names. The Yankees' Willie Miranda and the Senators' Con Marrero were playing for Cuba's Almendares. The White Sox's Chico Carrasquel was in Caracas. In Santurce, P.R., fans were being treated to the antics of the Giants' incomparable Willie Mays...
...winter to trade slugging First Baseman Eddie Robinson (22 homers) for Philadelphia First Baseman Ferris Fain, who hit enough singles last year to become league batting champion (.327). Fain will be Richards' "take-charge" man in a. tight defensive infield that includes Second Baseman Nelson Fox, Shortstop Chico Carrasquel and Veteran Third Baseman Vernon Stephens...
Paul Richards has collected a fast, heavy-hitting club for his first year as Chicago manager. Shortstop Chico Carrasquel and rookie centerfielder Jim Busty are the only two regulars the White Sox brought into the majors. The rest of the team has been picked up one at a time. Eddie Robinson, the former Cleveland first baseman, has been with the club for two years...