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...young, untested outfielder, it is hard to imagine a bleaker prospect than trying to break into the majors with the Oakland A's. Where can he play? Superstar Reggie Jackson owns right, fleet Bill North roams center like a gazelle, and modest Joe Rudi is known as the best leftfielder in baseball. Most teen-age players would cast a glance at that outfield and sign up with another club or resign themselves to ten years in the minors. Not Claudell Washington. He had an A's contract at age 17, starred in the World Series last year...
This move to left for Rice only makes the incredible depth on the Red Sox outfield more frustrating and impressive Bernie Carbo a strong hitter with erratic tendencies that have led him to kick off seasons brilliantly and sag near the end, has been leading off the order and playing right. Dwight Evans, another young right fielder, has plumped lately, but has an excellent arm and hits well for power when he's on top of things. Center fielder Rick Miller, also a striping, would be a starter on virtually any other club: Yaz is available to play left...
Hitting has not been the Cubs' only strength. A year ago the team had the worst fielding record in the league; now it has a sure-handed outfield, as well as a first-class double-play combination. With some intensive tutoring by low-key Manager Jim Marshall, a former major league first baseman who took over the Cubs midway into last season, Chicago fielders are no longer making careless errors...
With Barry Cronin on second after a double, Driscoll belted a Jim Walker pitch deep to left fielder Mark McHugh, who made a tremendous leaping catch of the ball as he crashed into the flimsy temporary fence (a four-foot high, wooden-slatted snow fence) that bounds the outfield. The Husky outfielder fell onto and collapsed the fence winding up on the other side...
...moment anyway, the Bike Cup (symbolic of Greater Boston League dominance) is still safe in Harvard's hands, though Northeastern gets a rematch May 1 in front of their own outfield fences...