Word: jim
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Anybody with three nicknames like "Jim," "Red" and "Mac" figures to be pretty square. But freckle-faced James McGlothlin, star pitcher for the American League's California Angels, considers himself pretty far-out. "I smoke," he says. "And I drink-at family gatherings. Once I went to a nightclub. And once I had one too many, and my family sent...
...While Jim McGlothlin looks and talks like a boy, he pitches like a pro. Playing for a team that as late as June 8 was in last place, eleven games off the pace, Jim has won eight games and lost only two. His earned-run average is 1.80 -best of any starting pitcher in the American League-and he leads the league in shutouts with five. Last week the Angels were in fifth place, only six games behind the Chicago White Sox, and Manager Bill Rigney was hollering at his players in the locker room...
Giving a hound the once-over makes you think of both Jim Ryun's slender power and Mohammad Ali's dense bulk. Ribs stick out all over, but so do muscles. Twiggy bigjointed legs. Deer eyes, Teacup muzzles sheathed in leather. Deadleaf ears...
away. Three weeks ago in the Astro-dome, which boasts the deepest fences in the big leagues, Jim clouted three consecutive homers against the San Francisco Giants - each of which traveled at least 400 ft., unaided by wind (which never exceeds 1 m.p.h. in the enclosed stadium). Last week Wynn ranked second in the league in homers with 18, first in RBIs with...
...original shape. But now, says Wynn without the slightest taint of modesty, "I have all the tools to be a superstar." For starters, he has pledged to hit 30 homers, drive in 100 runs, and bat at least .300 this season. So far the only area in which Jim is falling short is his batting average. He's hitting only...