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...wasn't sure what to make of the Twins. In their road uniforms they seemed grim. Kaat, the starting pitcher, was monolithic, utilitarian and unimaginative. He made only the briefest attempt at a windup as he loosened up. Allison was big and stupid (his stupidity proved crucial), and Killebrew--the Killer--infused his pudginess with evil...
...left Fenway Park quickly, satisfaction tempered by circumstances. The thought of another team in a simultaneous struggle halfway across the country and the lingering image of Killebrew's ninth inning home...
...Killebrew's squat body twisted around, shoulders back, chest facing the left field wall. A human mortar gun rocked back on its heels, the ball spinning up as if shot from his groin. So Harmon did have it in him. The ball went right over Yastrzemski, and Carl could do nothing to stop a home run that stood between him and an undisputed lead for the Triple Crown. Kaat vs. Santiago. Yastzemski vs. Killebrew. Minnesota vs. Boston. The duals lined up perfectly, and the mind boggled at coincidence. It was a bad sign, that home run, because...
...average of .229. The Boston Red Sox can hit, but their pitching is so shaky that Manager Dick Williams is talking about using his lone ace, Righthander Jim Lonborg (record: 19-7), every two days. The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers need heavy slugging from their superstars, Harmon Killebrew and Al Kaline. Yet as of last week, Minnesota's Killebrew had clouted only three home runs in his last 68 times at bat, and Detroit's Kaline had collected only four base hits in his last 24 trips to the plate...
...paper, that is where they still belong. First Baseman Harmon Killebrew, at .253, is 28 points below his 1966 average; Rightfielder Tony Oliva, at .272, is 46 points off his lifetime mark. Pitcher Dean Chance does indeed have a 16-8 record, but Jim Kaat, who won 25 games in 1966, is 9-12 this year, and Jim ("Mudcat") Grant, who won 21 in 1965, is 5-6, with a 4.91 earned-run average. To top it off, the Twins last week were playing on the road-where they have lost 29 out of 57 games this season. So what...