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...give an autographed picture of Minnie Minoso to every person who remembers when Jim "Catfish" Hunter was a good pitcher. And I'll give Minnie Minoso to the first person who tells me that Hunter, even in the midst of his five consecutive 20-win seasons, had a Ross Grimsley penchant for giving up the gopher ball. Well, kids, he did it again last night as the Dodgers tied up the World Series at one game apiece...
...look at the American selections quickly shows the changing character of the League. Gone are Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Roger Maris, Minnie Minoso, Vic Power, Norm Cash and other big names of the past. Only two players catcher Earl Battey (.270) and left fielder Leon Wagner (.333) repeat from last year's team, although the incomparable Mickey Mantle (.310) won the vote despite his injury. Neophyte Pepitone (.273) is the only Yankee in the starting team, and Zoilo Versalles (.283), Minnesota's shortstop, is practically an unkown. Some old reliables, such as Nellie Fox (.277) at second, Al Kaline...
...victory went to lefthander Steve Barber, who scattered seven hits while a speedy Oriole defense cut off several Senator rallies with snappy fielding. Barber needed help from junkballing Stu Miller, who finished the ninth inning after Minnie Minoso tagged Barber for a leadoff double...
...speed, power and reliability; with Groat and Julian Javier batting ahead of Bill White and Ken Boyer, the latter should raise their combined total of 200 runs batted in. The Cardinal outfield is every bit as strong: Curt Flood (.296), George Altman (.318) and Stan Musial (.330). If Minnie Minoso can head the bench, the Cards will be hard to stop...
...fine years from our established stars, but we've also seen injuries and slumps cripple a virtual All-Star team: Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Frank Lary, Al Kaline, Sandy Koufax, Gene Freese, Minnie Minoso, and Gill Hodges...