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The Giants boast this distinction: Dogged by disappointment and frustrated potential, they are even afraid of their own hopes now. But with Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda in center and right, the Giant outfield would rival the best even if nobody were in left. As it is, Felipe Alou figures...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: Giants Given Edge In Close N.L. Race | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

Giant pitching is good, and could be extremely good. Sam Jones, Mike McCormick, Jack Stanford, and Billy O'Dell should win 60 games between them. While weaknesses in the second line pitching and the middle of the infield will hurt, a line-up with Kuenn, Mays, McCovey, and Cepeda (in...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: Giants Given Edge In Close N.L. Race | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

To keep his mind off his work, Brosnan is now in the early stages of writing a series of short stories about baseball (his favorite plot: a pitcher is ordered to throw a beanball and kills a batter). He whiles away time by wandering through book shops and inquiring hopefully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Lowbrow Highbrow | 9/5/1960 | See Source »

"All they wanted in the old days was plenty of wood," recalls Bickel. Ty Cobb swung a 42-oz. bat, and Babe Ruth sometimes used bats weighing 48 oz. But styles have changed, and players now prefer lighter bats that they can swing more quickly. The Cubs' Ernie Banks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: Bats for Big Leaguers | 8/8/1960 | See Source »

NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM: Pittsburgh (by 3 games) PITCHER: Law, Pittsburgh (11-4) BATTER: Mays,San Francisco;Larker,

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sport, Jul. 25, 1960 | 7/25/1960 | See Source »

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