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Munson learned that lesson late in his catching career--last week, to be precise. Thurman will need a lot of practice before this afternoon's contest if he wants to contain some of the Red's runners. As of September 21, Joe Morgan had 58 stolen bases, Griffey had 33 and Concepcion had 20. Dan Driessen, a substitute infielder, has swiped 14 bases in 15 attempts...
...outfield, the Reds have some young players, like George Foster, Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey, who, despite their great hit-and run-producing abilities, also play spectacular defense. The Yankees' troika of White, Rivers and Elliot Maddox aren't the greatest hitters and their defense leaves a lot to be desired as well...
Right Field--Ken Griffey outclasses Jay Johnstone at the plate (.336 to.318) and in the field, but not by much. A close one for Cincy...
...short. "What the hell," said Cincinnati Third Baseman Pete Rose, later voted the Series' most valuable player, "it had to be the greatest World Series game in history." Indeed, aside from Fred Lynn's numbing collision with the centerfield wall after barely missing a long Ken Griffey fly, at least three Red Sox feats outdid Hollywood. There were Pinch Hitter Bernie Carbo's eighth-inning, three-run homer that tied the game; Rightfielder Dwight Evans' game-saving catch of a Joe Morgan drive in the eleventh; and, most Homeric, Catcher Carlton Fisk's game-winning...
...Griffey and Geronimo: "That Fisk...