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...baseball career when he pulled a gun during a fracas in a Cincinnati restaurant. Faced with up to three years in prison, Robinson pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon, got off with a reprimand and a $250 fine. He arrived at spring training to confront fuming Manager Fred Hutchinson. Said Hutchinson: "That was a stupid thing to do." "It was," agreed Robby. "But sometimes a man learns from his stupidities...
...committed three errors. But injuries and bonehead plays only added a dash of excitement to the dullest World Series in years. Coldly and efficiently, the Yankees butchered the hapless Cincinnati Reds in five games, won their 19th world championship without even working up a sweat. Growled Cincinnati Manager Fred Hutchinson: "We just got the hell kicked...
...with a hit that took its place in baseball history with Babe Ruth's homer in the 1932 Series and Cookie Lavagetto's 1947 double.* A home run, it broke up the ball game and broke Cincinnati's heart. "That was the turning point," said Manager Hutchinson later. "We never were the same after that. We got no lift, we had no spark, and we went nowhere...
...cards in a paneled office that is necessarily equipped with a handy silver spittoon. He takes careful notes during pregame batting and fielding practice. "That way," he says, "I might notice that one of their guys is hurt, or pick up one or two other little things." Like Hutchinson. Houk has a fierce tem per-but he usually keeps it in check. "Temper hurt me a time or two as a player," he says. "I knew it wasn't going to help the club, so I said. 'Well, hell, let's put a rope...
Bookmakers confidently installed the slugging Yankees as prohibitive 5-12 favorites. Houk was quietly optimistic. But Hutchinson was not conceding a thing. "We played in a tough league, and we won the pennant," he said. "There's no reason why we shouldn't beat the Yankees...