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Hits & History. There are plenty of fans who maintain that Ted has already achieved it. They consider him a greater player than even jolting Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees and Stan ("The Man") Musal of the St. Louis Cardinals. As proof, they point to Ted's 43 homers last year (265 in eight seasons*) and his eight-year batting average with the Red Sox. At .353 it is the third highest in modern baseball records, right behind Ty Cobb's .367 (for 24 seasons) and Rogers Hornsby's .358 (for 23) and ahead of such immortals...
...slightly bored businessman, slouched back on one heel, his shoulders drooping, when he is on station in left field. Nonetheless, his long legs cover a lot of territory, his long arms take in a lot of sky, and he works slickly with crackerjack Center-Fielder Dom ("The Little Professor") DiMaggio (Joe's little brother). Despite legend and his own old scorn of the fielder's art, Ted has become one of the best outfielders in the big time...
...owner of the Sox, evidently agrees, for he is paying Ted about $110,000 this season-the highest salary in baseball history. Like the rest of Boston, Yawkey counts on Ted and such other veterans as Shortstop Vernon Stephens, Third Baseman Johnny Pesky, Second Baseman Bobby Doerr and Dom DiMaggio to sew up the pennant for the Sox this year...
...Some other paychecks considered good in their day: Joe DiMaggio's $90,000 last year, Babe Ruth's $80,000 in 1930-31, Ty Cobb's $70,000 in 1928, Honus Wagner...
...poor that Citation and his three rivals could barely be seen across the mist-shrouded infield. Trainer Jones, a thickset little man with a perpetually worried look, had a twinge of conscience as the field entered the starting gate: "It's a little like putting Joe DiMaggio back in the game in midseason and letting him bat against good, seasoned pitchers. He might strike out." Jimmy had another bad moment when Citation broke slowly and wallowed down the backstretch eating mud from other horses' heels...