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...quits. The A's undoubtedly won't make it this year, but at least they are acting as if they cared. They have pretty good pitching (Phil Marchildon, Dick Fowler, Bob Savage, Russ Christopher), mediocre fielding, and almost the weakest hitting in the league (Outfielder Barney McCoskey is the only .300 hitter). What can't be measured statistically is their hustle, a lot of it contributed by Rookie Ferris Fain and Shortstop Eddie Joost. One day recently, Star Pitcher Marchildon was being pretty casual about his pre-game warmup. Shouted one of Connie's enthusiastic young...
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