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...Crimson tallied its final run in the third when Dan Hootstein singled and scored on an infield out. After that the Crimson couldn't get a single hit, but with McCandlish on the hill they didn't need...
Miller opened with a walk and was forced by Scott. Patrick whacked a 370-foot double that brought in Scott. Tom Bilodeau slapped a sharp liner to short; the B.C. infield's fourth error brought Patrick across and sent Bilodeau to second. He moved to third when the Eagle's second baseman hesitated after catching John Dockery's pop-up in short right, and scored on a wild pitch...
...Weak Infield...
...Phillies may find that their infield, with Dick Stuart now holding down first base, and Richie Allen (who batted .318 but made 41 errors) at third, won't be of championship callber, Second baseman Tony Taylor and shortstops Reuben Amaro and Bobby Wine are not causes for jubilation in Philadelphia. The outfield of John Callison (.274), Tony Gonsales (.278) and Wes Covington (.280) is solid...
That would eliminate the Cards even if their internal weaknesses didn't. The most serious is the lack of relief pitching, with only Ron Taylor as a candidate for the ElRoy Face role. The Cards unquestionably do have baseball's best infield, but the outfield that held together to bring them the pennant last year has not been proven over a season...