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...years ago of their old favorite, Enos Slaughter. They made only a routine beef when General Manager Frank Lane got rid of such bright hopes as Outfielder Bill Virdon (now batting .311 for Pittsburgh), Pitcher Brooks Lawrence (who has won 16, lost 7 for Cincinnati) and Southpaw Harvey Haddix (who has won 11, lost 5 for Philadelphia). They even managed to sit still for the trading of Infielder Red Schoendienst (who is hitting .319 for the Giants).* All this, they were told, was going to buy them a pennant-this year. Still they are limping along in fourth place...
...savvy what he lacks in hitting; Granny Hamner at shortstop is a real pro; Richie Ashburn and Del Ennis belong in any man's outfield. As for pitchers, though, unless Southpaw Curt Simmons gets back his "bonus baby" form and until the trade for the Cardinals' Harvey Haddix pays off, Robin Roberts is the Phillies' only reliable performer...
...Cards appear to have three potential twenty-game winners, enough for any winning club, and Hutchinson should be the one to insure their development. In order, Harvey Haddix, recently married, should regain his old form (he won 20 in '53) and lead the squad with over twenty games...
...rebuilding the Redbirds. Says he: "Baseball is played basically the same by all clubs. The players are the important thing." The Cards today have the players, all right-the lively oldtimers Musial and Schoendienst, some heavy-hitting youngsters, Moon, Repulski and Virdon, and a few reliable pitchers, Arroyo, Harvey Haddix (an 18-game winner last year) and fireballing Brooks Lawrence. To bring them along as fast as he can, Harry Walker uses one un-Stanky prescription: relaxation. "I feel that you should let the players be natural and avoid tension. A team does its best when it feels at ease...
Eddie Stanky's boys are probably the fastest, and certainly the scrappiest, team in the league. They are also the best-hitting squad in the majors, and their young outfield is so good that Stan Musial is currently playing first base. The team's pitching is slightly weak, but Haddix, Lawrence, Raschi, and Frank Smith should provide enough backbone. It will be close, but the Cards...