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Bobby St. George is still a fine fielder out in right, but Shepard is disappointed with his .167 average. Sophomores Mike Patrick and King Triplett are still very much in contention for outfield jobs...
Aside from St. George, the outfield should contain Gavin Gilmor and Curly Combs, but don't bet on it. Two sophomores--Mike Patrick (.400 with the freshmen) and King Triplett (whose name should earn him a place on any baseball team even if his but were not accurate) have looked good in early practice...
Three veterans bolster the Twins' artillery--Vic Power (.290) at first, and Harmon Killebrew (48 homers and 126 RBIs to lead the AL in both departments) and Bob Allison (29 homers and 102 RBIs) in the outfield...
Chicago's Al Lopez claims (for the ninth time in ten years) that he has a contender, and perhaps he does. Joe Cunningham (.295), Floyd Robinson (.312), and Al Smith (292) give him a significant outfield, but he has lots of troubles elsewhere--like the entire infield. Ray Herbert might win 20 games for the Chisox; if he doesn't forget it. There isn't much else on the staff...
...Cardinals have a tighter, hungrier club. Their infield is 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...