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...figured on the basis of total bases instead of base hits); Homer-Hitter Maris wound up fourth behind Mantle. But Maris-the A.L.'s Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row -topped both major leagues in home runs, also tied San Francisco's Orlando Cepeda for most runs-batted...
...Giants boast this distinction: Dogged by disappointment and frustrated potential, they are even afraid of their own hopes now. But with Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda in center and right, the Giant outfield would rival the best even if nobody were in left. As it is, Felipe Alou figures to hit close to .300, and his defensive play should be invaluable beneath the tricky winds of Candlestick Park. Hitting in front of Mays will be third baseman Harvey Kuenn, acquired from Cleveland this winter. It would defy algebraic dictates if Mays, Kuenn, and Cepeda finish one-two-three among...
Giant pitching is good, and could be extremely good. Sam Jones, Mike McCormick, Jack Stanford, and Billy O'Dell should win 60 games between them. While weaknesses in the second line pitching and the middle of the infield will hurt, a line-up with Kuenn, Mays, McCovey, and Cepeda (in that order) can win day in and day out. With a handful of outstanding rookies and a tough nucleus of reliable stars, San Fransisco has the best combination of youth and experience in the league. Any one of four teams could beat them, but the Giants seem least likely...
...E.R.A. of 2.94 last year and a 10-12 record. Needing a second baseman, they got one of the best and a crack lead-off man to boot: St. Louis' Don Blasingame (.289) who should score freely, batting ahead of Willie Mays (.313), Willie McCovey (.354) and Orlando Cepeda (.317)¶ The Milwaukee Braves have New Manager Chuck Dressen, a nonstop talker and one of baseball's finest tacticians, to shake new life into aging but still skilled veterans. Fatal flaw of the Braves last year was the hole at second base. This spring Red Schoendienst, 37, back...
...majors. In the nine leagues around the Caribbean this season, fans could get a close-hand look once again at such stars as the White Sox's Luis Aparicio (Venezuela's Rapinos), the Indians' Vic Power (Puerto Rico's Ca-guas), the Giants' Orlando Cepeda (Puerto Rico's Santurce Crabbers) and the Senators' Pitcher Pedro Ramos (Cuba's Cienfuegos Elephants). In addition, U.S. teams use the Caribbean leagues to season their young players, this year sent down some 350 men to sweat in the winter sun. The result was a brand...